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INTRODVCTION
T O T H E
CATHOLICK
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Containing
A brief explication of the
Chriftian Dodrine^
iTogeatlier with an caGe Method to
examine the Conlcience for a
general Conftflion.
Whereonto ts added a dailieexercife
of deuout Prayers.
hard } what wilt thm h*»e me to dtt?
i By Tohn Coufturier.
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TO THE
READER/
CHriftian Reader, If thou didfibe^
hold the thoughts &ajft&ionf couched
intny hart , thou wouldjt among the reft
view myj&khes of thy Valuation : which be~
caufc neither I can expnfle , nor thoufee^
gtue vie leaue in a ward to put the in mind
of that, thy greateft and onlie Good, This
life i$ but a moinznt y whcrvpon Eterni-
tie depend eth : Eternitie of punishments
in lienor ofioyfs in Heauen ; Eternitie of
wedle w wo 0/ thy foule, thatfoule which
Chriftowr Lord priced fo much > tkstout
tfbis infini* goodnes he would ranfomeit
with the expece of Ins life andfacredBloud.
This thou beleeueft. What then wil it
profit thee>tog*ine the whole wortitfthoH
letpaffe this moment,ani negU&thatfoule,
which (ifthtu wilt) is to be companion of
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To THE
§kicJng€ls in mmer^dmgfelknieiThm
kntwfji what anfver faith msh^eth to thy
ionfchnctfand 1 Ixfe thm dtfireft ft doe y
u£m thy xonjciena fuggefteth to be meet ^
and ctn^eqHtMlytpkpwi wha**Chrifiian
ought te Bdceue , and Doe 5 that he
may be fatted t This litle Introduction in-
JiruShih $hte in both; for in it thm shdt
I , find what th ehvlie Church propofeth to be
-% % Beleeued, mi aif* h*w n temrnet* Gvd by
^Z * Ttummee , an d bane reewrfe vn u> him by
Vraftt^ which three things are in a Jfecial
m&mmr neoejffarte fm thy faluarion , which
Marine and tgaine t muh may be thy on lie
4&*ie. t^Awd that this tmt£ m*y be thtgrea^
ttr^Ibifuch thee for God's and thyowne
jaty*firifafLy to weigh , and&tqmntlyto
vmfiiet in the fitence *f thy rttoiL&td
miwd ; theft wwds nfthegfsmt DvSout of
thtCfambfb* Asftin^ 'vAwtowH hw &d-
ttynedz
Thru
A
Reader.
Three $*yiugs of S. Auftin «wjl
ypmbie to be noted; tahgn out
efhts pfl bat /; of Faith,
ad Per.
i. TT Old for raoft ce«am } andin
LI no wife doubt , that not only
al Pagans ? hut alfo Icives ,. Ikreticks,
and s£blfynaticks B who dy out of the
Catkal irk Chwch, ybalgoe to ncucr T
GnditJg ik« , prepared far the Duel
aadiiu:aB»c4s.
a Hold for moft certain, aud in no
wifedoiik, that nonstick or SchiT-
raatiekjbaptized in the name of the
Father, and of the Sonne, and ol the
Haiie-1§httft , if he he nop nmtU ( by
faith ^id Charitie ) to the Cdtholick
Churchjthoueh he eiue neuer io great
almes, yea dye for the name otChrnt,
can in anie wife be faued. For neither
Baptifme , nor euer fo. great almes-
deeds , nor death vndergone for the
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To f he Reader.
name of Chrift, can be profitable to
Saluation ,asiong as oae reraaineth in
the wickedncs of Herefie or Schifme,
which leadeth to damnation.
3 Hold for moft certain , and in no
wife doubt , that not al,who arc baptk
zed according to the rites of the Ca-
tholiclc Church, shal receaueeuerla-'
ftin* life : but only thofc who after
Baptifmcliue righteoufly 3 tHat is , ab-
ftaine from rices , and deifres of the
tlesh.For as faithles Hereticks shai not
haue the kingdome of Heaucn. , f«
Baughtie Catholicks shal neoer inhe-
rit the fame.
thefi art tht words ofS, Auftin , tha t
great light ofGifs Church, /fray God they
may be imprinttd aha mm riuitttd in thy
hart, And thmnwr\th*tefftSl y vihkh
( HgeAther with thy j^aytrs ) 1 7 dtfire,
Farewe!, :
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Thejkmmt of the Chrtfttiz?
CdMickVaith.
tl T'Bdicac in God the Father
1 Ahnigkie , Great our of
heaucn & earth. 2. And in Its v s
C h & 1 s t his onlte Sonne our
Lord a. Who was conceaued by
the Hoiic-Ghaft > borne of the
Virgin Marie. 4. Suffered vnder.
. Pontius Pilate > was crucified*
dead , & busied. 5»Defcended
into Hcl; the third day he rofc
againe from death. 6. Afcended
into heauen ; fitteth ac the right
had of God the Father Almightie*
7. From thcDce he ihal come tfc
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iudge the quick and the dead.
8. 1 bclieucin the Holie-Ghofl.
9. The Holie Catholicfc
Church , the Communion of
Saints.
in. Remiffion of finnes.
1 J. Refurre<5ticn of theflem*
12. Life cuerlafting. Amen.
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Our Utd'i frayer.
^ Vr Father which art in hea-
uen. 1. Hallowed be thy
mme. 2. Thy kingdome come.
$. Thy wil be done in earth, ate
it is in heaucd. 4. Giue vs t his day
our daylie bread. 5. And forgiue
vs ourtrefpaflcs , as we forgiue
them that trefpaffeagamftvs.
tf. And lead vs not into temp-*
CMtchrfme.
ratios.
.7. But deliuer vs from euil.
^men.
Tint *Atigdka\ SAtttition,
IT Ailc Marie,ful of grace,our
JlI Lord is with thee ; blcfled
art thou among ft women , and
tyeffed is the fruit of thy womb
Vt\ut. Holie Marte Mother of
God , pray for vs finners , now
and in the hower of our death.
Amen.
The ten Comrndndments.
I Am the Lordthy God:
1. Thou fhalt haue no other
Gods before me.z.Thou {halt not
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take the name of God in vaine?
3. Remember that thou fan&ify
the Feafts. 4. Honour thy fa^
thcr and mother. 5. Thou (halt
not murder. 6. Thou matt not
commit adulterie. 7, Thou (halt
not fteale. S.Theu (halt notbearc
falft witnes. 9. Thou fhalt not
defire thy neighbour's wife,
io. Thou (haft not couet thy
neighbour's goods.
The flatten Sacrament?*
I. Baptifme. 2. Confirmation.
3. Eucharift. 4. Pennancc.
5. Extreme- Yn&ion. 6. Order,
7. Matrimonie.
Three Theological Verms*
I, Faith, 2. Hope, 5. Charitiej
; Catechifme.
fottre Cardinal femes.
1. Prudence. 2. Iuftice. 5. Forti-
tude. 4. Temperance.
^ Seautngttifts ef the Uolv- G/^/?.
3a. Wifdomc. 2 Vndcrftanding.
; a. Counfcl.4.Fonitudc 5.K iow-
fedec 6 Pictic. 7. FearcotGod.
Y.f
I Twelue fruits of the Holk-Ghl!.)
|j,Charitie.2.ioy.$.Peace. 4. Pa-
tience. 5. Bemgnitie. 6. Good-
©eflc 7 Longanimitie. 8. Mild-,
tieire. 9. Faith. 10. Modeftie.
ji.Continencie. 1 2. Chaftitie.
TwofreceptsofChaYitie.
THou flialt loue the Lord thy
God j with thy w hole hart,
! with thy whole foule»with al thy
■■( ftrcngth , and with al thy mind,
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and thy neighbour as thy ft If.
} h. C'>mm<t*tdmeiii$ ef the Chtirtfa
1. nr O keep certain appoin-
A ted dayes holic , with lea-
iiii-j; wo. k, and hearing Mafle.
2. T« ket pctaft and ab&ncnce
certain dayes. * To pay Tithe*
tothePaftoursof the Church.
4. To be Confcffed of their Pa-
ftour, at leaft once a yeare. 5. To
rcceaue tnebieifed Sacrament,&
that at Eafter,or mere abmts.
To. which may be adioyncd ,
not to marrre at certain times, &'
in certain degrees , nor ftmhf
without witnefTe.
The y/Ooris ofmercle Ctrporat.
*p Q.fecd thehungric. (ftie.
X To giuedrjnk tothethlf-
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Cttechifmt.
To cloath the naked.
To viiit and ranfome the capti*
ties.
( To harbour the harbourlcfle.
Tovifitthcfick.
Toburiethedead.
Wo>fa ofmetciefyhituaL
TO torred the {inner.
To inftrud the ignorant.
^f o counfel the doubtful.
To comfort the forrowfuK
To beare patiently wrongs.
*To forgiue al iniuries.
To pray for others , both quick
inddead.
TkeeigbtBedtirudes.
1. T> Lcffed arc the poore in
JD fphic ; for theirs is the
^Upgdoipc o/Heauen.
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7, Blcffcd arc the cocckc s for ling; 4', Taft. 5. Touching
they (hal poflcfie the land.
*. Bldfcd arc thev that mournt:
for t hey (hal be comforted.
4. Bleffed are they that hunger
aud thirft for rfchteoufnefle: For
they fliai be filled.
5. BleiTed ace the merciful :foi
they fhal findc metric.
6\ Bleffed are trie cleane in
hart : for they flial fee God.
7. Bleflcd arc the pcace-rna*
kers : for they (hal be called dw
fonncsof God,
8. BleiTed arc they that fiifTer
perfecution for rigbteoufbeflc
fake : fon heirs is the Kiogdomc
ofHeauen,
Tht fiue Senfes aftht Bodic.
x. Sight, 2. Heating, j. StndU
the office of Chrifitan hftice.
TTo decline fromeuil,or finnc.
To do good , or the office of l\x*
jftice.
OfSmne*
, Sinne is double , Original and
Jk&ual -, which Actual againe i$
Richer Mortal or Venial,
The Seauen Capital or dwtllie
Sinnes*
Pride, Couetoufnes. Lecheiie.
Anger.Gluttonie. Enuie. Sloathj
to which thefeVertues are con-
trarie : Humilitie , Liberalitie ,
Chaftitie Patience, Abftinencc,
Charuie, and Deuotion.
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the fix jinnes agm$ the
Holte-Ghofi.
I. Defpairc of faluation.
a. Prefumption to be faued
without merits.
3. To impugnc the knowne
truth.
4. Enuic at another man's
grace.
5. Obftinacie in finne*
6. Final impenitence.
Things nmfftrk for the repenunt
Sinner*
1. Contrition of hart. 2., Entire
confeffion to a Pricft, capable &
approved, 3. Satisfaction by
Catechifme.
work. A , .
true Contritiotf conblwth in
hartie difpleafureof finnq aft,for
the loue of God ; And ful *«io-
iution not to finne any mo*c.
• ShmstUtctjvtn&tmwtht
fight oj Cod. '
' i. Wilful murder. 1. Carnal
fin againft nature. 3. Q weffion
of the poore. 4 To defraude
workmen of their wages.
Kww*ytsofheing*cce$trit
uatutbtrmansfwM*
i. By counfel. 2.By Command-
ment. 3. By confer*. 4. By pro-
bationer leading others. 5. By
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MBmatism
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praife,orflatteric. 6\ Byconcca-
li» : the faultic. 7. By partaking.
£ By holding our peace, and not
(peaking vnto fuch as be vnder
our charge, 9, By diflcmbling, or
not finding fault , and letting
when tfemay , or haue charge.
Three fades efgoid yfoify s *
I. Aimefilecds,
s.Praver.
3. Fafting.
Three Ettdngtlkal Comtftls*
1. Volnntane pouertie.
2. Perpetual chaftitic.
5. Entire obedience,
Tbtfomldjl '.Amis to U nmtmbni$
*m
Cdiechifme.
, 1. Death. ^Judgement. 3. Hell
4. Heauen.
THis fummarie of our Chri-
ftian faith , is to beleeue in
general , that there is but one
©nlie God, and yet that in hira
there are three Perfons in one
nature, that is , God the Father,
r God the Sonne , God the Holie-
Ghoft : of which the Second
v Perfon > to wit, God the Sonne,
the time appointed by hr*s eternal
torouidence being come , tooke
iman's flefli vpun him , remaining
■ . God and Man togeather , and
conuerling with men about the
fpace of three and thirtie ycares,
v taught them the way f 6 Heauen*
and withal did found and build
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HBcaaacaai
If'
iA shaft
hh Church by the meancs is
wel of his owne preaching s as of
his Apoftlcs and their Succet
foyxs, and for the conferuatiort
arid continuance t her of, Deficits
that he left a yifiblc Chicfca'n,ot
H$ad in his place , that is to fay,ai
tlighPrieft or Supreme Bifhop,
ytko is our hoik Father thePope,
whome he hath prormfed , that
ttb Fayth shal neuer fayte , he or-
cjakiedaHo his Saci am«ts, which
are in number feaucn £ by meancs
wherof , as by certain conduits
he doth communicate hisguifts
ami graces to ChrilYians , for to
engender , nourish , ftrengthen,
beak , augment, and conferue
dwm m the fpiritual life. And
concerning this point of the
^Bh
Caticlifmti
). Church, euerie Chriftian ought
firmly to belieuc & reft moft af-
fured oftwothingSifirifyhatthis
fame Church canot erre,or fayle,
Sc much lefle fal ; both becaufe ic
isalwaies guidcd&dire&ed by the
. 5Holie-Ghoft,who is infallible s as
■ Jalfo for that her Spoufe lefus
\ Chrift hitrV promifed neuer to
, forfakc her ; fecondly, that thofe
enly , which' remains in this
Church 4 belecuing what foe be*
leeueth , and: lining as she com-
mands,can befaued,& no others*,
whence it followes, that al Hea-
thens,ldolatcrs,lewes,and Here-
ticks are in the way of perdition
and death euerlaiting , as al thofe
, that during the Deluge were out
of the Arck of Noc.
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"J EXPLICATION
of theSummarie
f afore- going,
§ o IV
$The litlc Catholick Cate*
chifme written by the
R.F. P. Cmfm of the
Soeietieof lefa*
The I. Chapter,
Of Ztyffc, *W//;e *4f>oflks
Creed,
his to be called a Chrifltini
and a Q*t hdicfo
E that beift£ Bart'zed* ^4%,
doth profefie the hole-
v, A
SOme things we lcatnc, that we
may only know them : and
fome other things we learne,
that we may alfo do them. S,
He that wil not heare the
Church , let hini be to thee as
the Heathen and the Publican*
Matt, 18. 17.
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forae do&rine oflBsvs
C H MH GodandMan,in
BisCfoiafo and doth not fol-
low smk 'Se&s or opinions
contrarictbrhefatne. -'
What ate Chriflim chiefly to h
!i» I Ktt.n. *n E*i*» Hope , Chiritic, ,
the Sacraments, and the du-
ties of Chriftian I ufticc.
Wfe-> tf F<iyfo
Fayth is a guift of God,an*i
i-i-; a li^ht , wherewith a man
M 1 being illuminated beleeueth
al things, which God hath re-
pealed", and by his Church
propounded vnto vs tobebe-
leeucd, whether they be Writ-
Ctfechifmil
, or not written.
tybfcb is the Summt ofTdytb , or
f of things to be beleeaeck
The ApofHcs Creed , dim-
med in to cwelue Articles,
Which are thofe 12. Articles}
1 Thefe : I Uleem in God the
father *4lwi°htie &c. as be-
Fore.
*f is the meaning of the fir (I
•4Yttcle : I beleeue in
God the Father?
, : It declares the Firft Pcrfon j j^; '-*
Jh the Godhead , to wit, the
ficauenlic and eternal Father,
|owhome nothing is impof-
|ible or hard to doc ; who of
Inothinsj hath created heauen
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4. I/tf iheil
& earth with al other dttcp,
both viable and iiraaiffilq au&i
hauing created iheaa u3ci^ IS-
kewifeconferac arolgootice
them wich woodcrW good-
Ac* and wifedome,
JWfrrf/ firnifyes the 1&mlJtni-
c\t : And ia Iefas CMt
his orilie Soaoc?
It demon Urates the Scccitrd
Petfon id the GodheaS „ to
Witjeftts Chuff ,thc natuz^laad
onlie Sonne of God,wli3 y*as
begotten of him from -ttctai*
tie , and is confublhittM t(>
the Father , and our Lwlanc
Redeemer, who dc!h;eYe4sr^
faued vs, when w e w - re foft ,
v%
Ctttchifme* 5
JWhttfgnifyes the third jtttkk:
M
who was conceaued by
theHolic-Ghoft>
..£ It lay es. open the Myfte-
"rie of our Lord's Incarna-
>tion. Becaufe the fame Sonne
|ofGoddefcendingrVom Hea-
|«ca , tooke human nature
I vpon him; but altogeather af-
■ ter a lingular and vnfpeakable
^manner, as being conceaued
* without a father by the vertue
oftheHolie-Ghoft, & borne
pf the immaculate Virgia
IManc.
.,'\VhAt fignfyes the fourth jirti*
de : Suffered vndcr
Ponce Pilate?
? It dothueate of the myfte-
1 ~ " A *
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Luc. i.
Iohn. i.
Mat
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bhn. 4. rieof man's Redemption.for
the fame true Sonne of God,
according to that our human
nature thus taken vpon him,
did furfcr the verie extremitic
of moft cruel punish ments,for
to redecme vs and al iinncis.
In fo much as though he was
the LdmbwtbwtQXit, he was
notwithflandi ng Crucify ed
vnder the Ptefident Ponce Pi-
late , dyed vpon the CrolTe,
and afterwards was buryed.
\ Vfhdt fignifyes the fft Jrtick:
\ He defcended in-
! toHel?
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i .j£ tt It comprehends the Myfte-
; xJ.ii ric of the Rcfurre&ion of
CMcchifme. 7
Chtifts who according to Efh.AU
his foule, defcended to deli- r ' *
uer the Fathers out of Ijmbui ;
and the third day after his
death, rc-affuming his bodie
by his ownc power returned
to life again*.
Yft>*t fcri& s th $ xt °* rihli:
He afcended to Hcaucn?
It fhewes the My fter ie of the
glorious Afccnfion of Chrift,
who hamng ac^ompHfoed the
workofourRedempuon,de-
parted from this world to his
Father, & by his ownc power
afcended triumphant into
Heauen, and therein thecter-
nalgloric of his Father, is pla-
ced aboueal.
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8 *A short
yvhdtpgnifycs the feauenth \A\-.
tick : From thence he shal
come to iudge the -quick
and the dead?
tf It doth fet the day of Iudge-
ment before our eyes , when
Chrift fhaldcfcendagainefio
heaucn , vifible in his human
nature , to giue that dreadful
iudgemept vpon al , good and
bad , and (hal reward cucric
one according to his works.
yVhatfignifyts the eighth Article
1 bcleeue in the H, lie-
Ghoft?
?. It doth exprclfe the Third
Peifoflin the Triniiie^o vvir,
'Cdiicttfii'il J,
Ithe Holie-Ghoft , who pro*
feeding front the Father and
§he Sonne, is with them one*
Inland eternal God, andfo
f aigneth with the Father and
jlhe Sonne, and accordingly is
|adored and glorify ed togea-
ther with them both*
iwhatfigtifye$ the ninth JrticUi
4 TheholieCatholick
r Church?
1 It doth teach vsfoure things g ^
*o be beieeucd concerning the
Church.Firft,that theChurch
is One, that is , eftablimed in
jl one fpirftof Chtifl lefa in one
| doctrine of Fayth and Sacra-
ments, in one Head att-d Go*
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;12.
fO %A short
ucrnour of this vniucrfal
Church, namely, the Vicar of
phrift , and $* fttcA Succcfc
faux. Secondly ,, that this
frrae Chtftchit Write \ becaufc
fabth it isiawle h*4ie by Chrift
the Head and Spoufe thercf,
to whom* it b. : joy ned by
Fayth and Sacraments , and
tlfo is continually gouerncd
and ;d«e#ed by the Holic-
Ghoft. Thjrdiy, that the fame
, Church isCdtholick^oi vniuer-
far > bccaiifo hewig fpread
through the whole w orld , it
coprchends aj fakbfui Cfcri-
£& 3ns that b&ue been, ate, and
fbal be at tl times. Fourthly
and hi\lj , that io this fame
Church there is a Comma- .
Cuttchifme, II
nion of Saints,thatis,not only.
ofthcFaithrtfl'yct liuing heer
on earth , but alfo of thofef
who freed from the mortali-
tie of flc& doe either rargnc
in Hcauen, or being to rargne
there heei after, arc as yet de-
tained in Pqrgatorie to be
cleanfed of the rcmayning or-
dure of their finnes ; which
Saints, as members of one bo-
die , doe mutually aflift one
another with their good wor-
kes , merits,and prayers , and
ate partakers of the venue of
themoft hoRe Sacrifice of the
Maffe , and Sacraments of ho-
lie Church,
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tyhdt Jignifyes the tenth Mtide;
forgiucnesoffinncs? •
•
It ofrreth the prefent grace
of God to al {inners, leaft anie
doc eucrdefpaire of obtaining
pardon of hj$ fumes, fo he per-
feuer in the Cathcliclc
Church , and duly vfe the
Sacraments of the fame.
tyhAtpgnifyes thetUmnth M*
tide : The refurrcclion of
theFlcm?
It doth affirme , that a) the
dead arc to be ray fed to life ;
and alfo doth confirme the
lad day of Iudgemenr. For;
.Ivh'tft. wc are a * t0 appearc,. before
the
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Cdtechiftne. 1}
theludgemet-feate of Chrift,
in our flefh , that euerie one
may receaue his reward^good
oreuil, according as he hath
behaued himfelf in his bodie,
wel or il.
yjbtt [ignifyes the twelfth and
L(t Ur tide: And life
cucrlafting?
Itfheweth the happielm- Mat.if
mortalitie , which is to be the
reward of true Fayth and
Chriftian venue ; to the end
we may certainly know, that
after this life rheie is remai-
ning another farre different,
and truly blcflcd , fecure , &
euerlatting, which ispromifed
to al that doc beleeuc in
Chriftjand obey him.
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What istbe fumme of al theft
Articles of beUtf}
With hart and mouth I doe
confcrfc our Lord God , then
whome nothing can be ima-
gined ro ne wife or good; and
that he is both One in Diuinc
eflence & nature , and Three-
fold in Perf ns,to wit,Father,
Sjnne,and H> ie-Ghoft;foas
chefeThree are One: one, true,
eternal, immenfe,andincom-
prehenfible God, of whome,;
bv whome, and in whome arc
al things. The Father is the
Maker of al things : The
Sonne/ he Redeemer of man-
ic' nde: the H :lie-Ghoft, the
Sanftifyer and gouernour of
the Church or the Faithful of
Catechifmei 15
Chrift. To this mod holic
and vndiuidedTrinitie there-
fore doc the three principal
parts of thcCreed anfweri the
firft , which treates of our
Creation , anfwering to the
Father i the fecond , which
treates of our Redcmption,to
the Sonne ', and the third,
which treates of our San&ifr-
cation , to the Holie r Ghott.
W/^t it the Churtfa
It is a Congregation ofal ,' 2>
thofe that doe profeflfe the i.Ttt.i.
fayth and do&rine of Chrift, Mn n.
which heer on earth isgouer- Mat% - 16
ned vnder one head, and chief
Paftournexr to Chrift.
Which be thofe i\ut arfdltogeA-
tkr iterated from this Church}
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I. Cor. il
ifiij%
l6 Zdsforl
Firft the Icwcs, and al In-
fidels; fecondly, Hereticks, to
wfc,thofe which being Bapti-
zed-doe ftubbornly maintaine
errours againft the Catholic k
Faythj thirdly, Scifmaticks,
who of their owne accord doc
feucr themfelucs from the
peace and vnitfe thcrof; and
laftly , thofe that lawfully by
EccL fiaftical power are ex-
cluded from the Cormrmnion
of Saints , and the fsffrages
and Diuine Seruices of the
Churchy whence they are alfo
called Excommunicated per-
fons. Al which arc both dif~
membred from the bodie of
Chrift, which is the Church,
md confcqucntly remainede-
C<tt?chifme. 17
u©yd of fpiritual life and fal-
uation, and, vnleflechey re-
pent,becomcflauesto Satban,
and guiltie of neuer-ending
/death. And al fuch perfons
are carefully to be fhunncd by
Catholicks -, but Hercticks
efpecially and Scifmaticks are
' to be cfchued & abhorred no
> lefie then contagious and
deadlie difeafes.
"Which u fitwllj tbepLine, shorty
0* direct vuleofFdyth^bere*
by Catholicks are
difcerned from
Heretic!^?
It is this : to profefle the
fayth of Chrift,and ful autho-
rise of the Church ; and to
hold that ratifyed and cfta-
B
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blifhed , which the Paftours
and Dodours ofthc Catho-
lick Church hauc concluded
vponco be belecued. If mor-
ouer ante doe not beare the
Mdt. Cburhjet bim be vnto thee (fayth
28.17. Chrifi: himfelf) as a Heathen
and a Vublkan. For he ihal not
haue God to be his father,
who wil not haue the Church
to be his mother.
THE II. CHAP.
Of Hope; and Our Lord's
Prayer.
WhattsHopCi
HOpe is a vertue infufed
by God, whereby with
Mat 6'<\
CMchifme. 19
afluved confidence we exped J
the happines of our Sana-
tion, and life eueclafting.
Whence doe we learne the man-
ntr>bwwe ought to bof*/
and pray aMif .".■'..'
Out of our Lord's Prayer,
which Chrift himfelf our
blelled Lord and Maifter hath
taught and preferibed by his
owne moft {acred mouth.
J^hearfe M Lord's Trayer.
Our Father &c; as before*
What weaned) the beginning of
r this Vrayer : Our Father,
which art inHeauen?
It is a litle Preface as it were ^ om . -M
which puts vs in minde of Gal 4-|
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! *o ^f ihrt
'%?m.t. thatbigheft benefit, whereby
?*• * GodtheFarhcLchrou^hCbrift
I hath. adopted vs for his chilr
| dren andheyres. Andbefi<jes,
; by this fweet and louing name
of Father we are ftirred vp
both co lone him againc ,and
to pray with greater confi-
dence.
Whjt dotb the firft Petition ex-
frejje: Hallowed be thy
name?
It doth exprelfe vnro vs
the due and hartie w fines,
which the children of God
haue, in dc firing that al waves
and in al places the kno\v-
! led^e, feare, honour,loue and
worlh:p of bis Eternal Maic-
ftie^and whatfceuer in fine
CfflcMfmt. 21
TJoth belong to the glorie of
our Highcff and moft indul-
gent Father, may be aduan-
ced.
yfkatfa iw dike in the fecond
fttttw, : Thy king' • ome
come?
We aske the glorie of the
kingdome of Heaucn , and
cuerlafting happines to be gi-
nen vs, that {hortly we may
come to raigne with Chriit
foreuer.
Whdt doe we aske in the thud
Petition : T^hy wil
be done?
We aske and implore the ^ om
}*elp of God's grace , that fin-
<ercly , chearfully , and con-
Itaiiiiy we may fulfil the wil
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- of God the Father, on earth,
as the Bleffed doc it in heauen,
Yfbat do we asttf in the fourth
Petition : Giue vs this day
our dailic bread?
We aske, that al neceflarics
6 - belonging to the nouriflimcnt
4 * and iuftenancc of our life
both corporal and fpiritual
may be afforded vs : as are,
foode , clothing, God's word,
and the Sacraments of the
Church.
What die tve ash in the ftft
Tetitien : And forgiue vs
our trefpafTes?
6, We craue pardon and forgi-
6 > uenes ofourfinnes,beingrea*
diclikevvife to forgiu« others
that trefpafTe againft vs.
Epty
6,
GtMchifmh %i
tyfot doe tve aske in the fxt Ve-
tition : And lcade vs not in
to temptation?
We craue in this fo great
frailtie of our life to be fuc-
coured & vpheld by heauen-
licftrength s andto be defen-
ded againft the World , the
Flefti v andtheDiuel:thatin
no wife we ycclding t© tem-
ptation , may giue confent to
Sinne.
What doe yoe aske in the Su-
uenth dnd laft Petition i
But deliuervs from
cuil?
We demand the goodnes i. Tm»
and afliftancc of God , that *•
he may deliuer and re feu e vs
from mifcric both of bodie&r
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ibuk,whcther it be in thislife,
as fane as is eonutnicnt for
our faluation, or in the life to
come. And we adde : Amen,
or,So be It •, to fhevv the defire
and hope we hauc of obtai-
ning, what thefe Seauen Pe-
titions doe containe.
What is the Sttmme of the about-
fay dVetitionsef this
Prayer}
The firft fourc Petitions
doc declare , what we ate to
demand and hope for, in this
life; of which the chiefeft, is
the honour andgloric of his
Diuine Maieftie ; the next is,
our owne happincs ; then the
obedience we owe to God;
and laflly , necefTarie fufte-
nancc
nance for bodie and foule.
Thefe are thethings,that fum-
marily are contained in the
firftfoure Petitions.
Wkit u the (feet of the r<fl}
The three latter ccntaine
the euils , which we are to
pray that God w il turne away
'from vs; as are finnes , w hicli
doe debaric vs from the king-
dome of God j temptations,
which vnlelfe we be proceeded
by the help of God , of their
owne force arc enough to
draw vs to finnc ; and laftly
the calamities both of this
*nd the life to come,fo as our
Xorll's Prayer doth teach vs
>both how to demand good
things > and &ekc the auoy-
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dance of euil.
HoW doe you fay the hue
Marie.
jjjyh Mar it &c , as aboue.
from whence came thn
manner of paying to the Mother
of God 2
Firft , from the example
of the Angel Gabriel, and S,
Elizabeth ; then from the cu-
fbmc , and confent of H olic
Church,
But Whatjhit doth tits SalnU-
timbring-vs)
It doth renew in vs the hoi-
fome remembrance of the
Sacred Virgin , and of our
Lord's Incarnation wrought
by her meanes ; and it doth
further put vs in mind,to pur-
Cdtecliline, xj
chafe the fayd B. Virgins fa-
uotfr & her intercefliori with
God for vs.
What do we learne out of this
Salutation >
We learne thereby to knov^
the [excellent endowments
and high prayfes of the In-
comparable Virgin -, as that
die was replenished with moft
.cmple guifts of God and Di-
uine vertues; that me was a
•Virgin and a Mother; that flic
was Mother of the King
of Kings Chrift Iefus our
Lord and God , and conle-
ijucntly to vs , a Mother of
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THE in. chap;
Of Charitic and the Ten
Commandments.
CHa-itie is a vertue infii-
fed by God, whereby *ve
loue God for himfelf , and out
X»cio. Neighbour for God.
Mat - Z ' HtavmaotedtetheVreapUof
Qhryitte}
Two chiefly , which out
Lord God hath fetdowne in
i&at.ti. t h € f c words : Thou fhaltloue
thy Lord God with al thy
*> hart , with al thy foule , and
» with al thy mind , and wkh al
i > j thy ftrcngth ; this ifi the firft
» and greateft commandment.
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Ctttch'tfme. 29
And the fecond is like to this :
Thou (halt loue thy neigh-
bour as thy fclfi of thefe Pre«
cepts or commandments de-
pends al the Law and cite Pro-
phets.
By what figne doth cur cbaritie
or hue to Gad mAniftft itftlf}
If you keep his Command-
ments J for this is the loue of i. lohn,
God, that we keep his com- *•
mandmcutsjandhiscomand- "'
mets are notheauieias witnef-
fcth S. IehntheApoftle. And
Chrift himfelf doth teach:
He that hath my command-
ments , and keepeththem, is
tie that loucch me.
jHoTVdoth enr loue to our Heigh-*
: bom skw itftlf*
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th fed by S.Paul in thefe wptds:
" Charitic is patient* itisbeni-
» gnciCharicic enuieth not, it
• 3 dealeth not perueiily » is n -t
* puffed vp; is not ambitious;
"feekes not her owne-, is not
" prouoked to anger, it thinkes
« not euil , reioyceth not vpon
« iniquitie , but reioyceth with
•» the truth , fuffercth al things ,
•» bclceueth al things, hopes al
»» things, bearcthal things.
Wfe/ tberefirt dre the Ten Com-
mandments giutn ys}
Though there be two Pre-
cepts or commandments or
Char itie, wherin the fulncscf
the L aw doth cocfift , yet arc
the fen Commandments ad«
Cdtethifme. yi
ioyned , to the end that al may
the more clearly vnderftand,
what doth appcrtaine to the
performance of our Charitic
both to God and bur Neigh-
bour.
Which are the Ten Com-
mindmtnn?
I am thy Lord God ; Thou Eod.zo 1
{halt foauc no oiher Gods be-
fore me &c. asaboue,
What u the weaning of the frf
Commandment : Thofhalt
haue no other Gods
before me?
It forbids and condemnes
ldolatne , or the worfhip ©f a3
falfeGods , witchcraft , diui- Vf*t,
ning, andalfuperftitious ob- l8 »
feruations , and finally alvn-
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godlie worfliip : And on the
contrarie it requires , that we
bekeue , feme , and inuokc
one moft Good and Omnipo-
tent God.
Is it not Uwful then toworsbip
and pray tf>Sttnti}
It is i not in that manner
l? 4m f' which we arc commanded to
f'J. C ' woiflup and piay to God , as
{e'dof. being our-Creatour , our Re-
ju- *■ deemer , and giuerofalgood
| xh 'fy things; but in a degree far in-
' ■*' feriour,towit, asthebeloued
i friends ofGod,andourInter-
f cedcuts and Patrons with
ji,,. God.
|j Is the vfe ofpiBum ofChrifl dnd
l! his S dints entrant to thiS
ifi Qmnutndmerti}
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Cdtechifme. 33
In no wife; becaufc to that
which is commanded in thefe
wofdes? tbsu sbalt not make to
tby felf anie grauen lm($ge y the
teafbn is prefently added,
to adm it, that is, as the Hea-
thens doe, who fetvp Images
of falfe Gods, and impioufly
worfhip their Idols But wc
after a pious manner deliuc-
red vs by our forefathers, doe
in pictures worship Chrift 8c
his Saints, w home the pictu-
res do rcprefent.
XVbtt forbids the fecond Com-
mandment : Thou shalt not
take the nameof thy
Godinvaine?
It forbids the abufin s of the
iaaroe ofGod , and tho irrcue-
Dan. 4.
Grtg.
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Ep, Sy-
Hier. 4*
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rencc , which is committed by
forfwearing and blafphe*
ming people , that without '
fome great caufc of truth and
rcuerence,do fwearcbyGod,
his Saints, or anie Creature.
What doth theT bird Command*
went enmne *s:Remembet
thou kecpeholie the
Saba* th-day?
.; It commands thci>abbaoth<
j, day (or day determined by the
Church) to be kept and ce-
lebrated by performing of
good & holie actions \ which
is done by going to Church,
hearing of Ma(Te,and affifting
otherwifc at Diuine Seruice.
But to worke , and employ
ones felf in fcruil labours, i|
yttcrly forkids.
<u
CatecBfwK tf
What doth the fourth Command-
ment enioyne vs : Honour
thy father and
mother?
It commands vs to ycald f
reuerence, obcdience,and help ^'J
to thofe, who next to God are J#
the authours of our life ; and tijm.i j. 1
tofatisfycthem by al manner tteb. 13,
of duties. Then it commands
vs, to account our Magiftrats
as wel Temporal as Spiritual
or Ecclefiaftical, to be in the
rank of our Parents and Su-
periours^and that willingly
we obey%iem , and refpeft
their power and authoritie.
y what manner ihd we reuerence
Ecclefiaflical power and
authentic?
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By yealding due refpedt and
obedience to holie and gene-
ral Councels, totheieceaucd
ordinances and Decrees cf
the Apoftles and Fathers, to
approued cuftomes of our
Anccfters, and finally to the
High Paftours , Bishops, and
Prelats of the Church. Wher-
as thofe doe finVit mod grie-
uoufly . that flight and violate
DmincSermce, and Ecclefla*
fticai ordinances and ceremo-
nies ; alfo thofe that oppofc
themfelues againftiuch like
Councels and PreKts, and in-
fringe rights belonging to
Priefts, orvfurp Churches,
prophaning facred and hal-
lowed things.
What
CdtecUfme. tf
yvJsdt nteaneth the fift Coro-
mandment : Thou shak
not kih
It forbids epen violence, Mat, j?
murder , and al manner of beut. y,
wrong that may be ofFred our Exadt
iiei^hbour in his bodie and **'■
life.Andwithal it prohibits an-
ger, hatred,rancour, difdaine,
and al other affections anie
Waves tending to the hurt of
out neighbour.
What doth tbefixt Commandment
ferbidiThou {halt not
commie adukerie?
It forbids fornication, adul- r. Cor."
terie , and al other vncleane 6 -
and vnlavvful acts in that '£"?"£*
kind, as alfo whatfoeucr els ft!/,, .'/
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iicanJmodeftic Foreuenk
*"'*' thltdotb but behold a mnw ■
With bad defire , bath *ln*h
commuted the fme in his b*n\ .
faythourSauiour Chiift.
VJbtt is forbidden in thefeaum
Commandment iThoU shah
not (leak 1
By it is forbidden al vnlav,
*• Cor * ful taking and vfurping c|
6 Pt . r another mans goods > as i
Z f ' done by ftcaling , robbing
i. Tim. vfune , vniuft gaine , deceifl
4. cozening , fraudulent bar-
gains.andfinallybyalkindc
exchanges and dealings, wK
rcby Chriftian charitic is in-
imied,andoucncighb=ura
cuinuented.
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■gWkit is forbidden in the eigfc
'i Qmimandmwr.Thou (halt
1 not beare falfe witnes a-
,-i gainft thy neighbour?
}, By this Commandment is Ephef.
jjjoi bidden falfe witnes- bca- 4.
j^ing, lying, and al mifvfingof *• Vti '
the tongue againft our neigh- J' ft ^
Ifcour ; as is done by tayle-tel-
lers, back biters , il-fpeakers
batterers , ly ers , and forfwea-
i*rs.
What doe the Wo Ujl Command-
mentsforbid : Thou malt not
couet thy neighbour's
'!>■■ wife,nor his goods?
| They forbid the coueting of Mat. i.
an other man's wife & goods; *' *'■
becaufe whatfceuer belon-
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geth to another man , is not
only vnlawtul for vs to pot
feflc vniuftly and at our owne
plcafure, but we ought net fo
much as with our vv il to dtfirc
it; fo that being content witt
what is our owne , we may
Hue without al cnuie, cmuU
tion,and couctotf fries*
What ts the fumme , and td
of the I ' efiQammand-
writs ?
This",thatGod& our Neigh
i. Iwn.t our nia y fincciely be lout!
by vs i which was anciendf
figtiifyed by the diftinguiihfy
of thefe Commandmencs inn
two Tables , made by Go:
himfclf. Form the firft Tabic
were dcliuered three Gow>
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Ctttchifmel ^i
ftnandmems, peculiarly bclon*
ging to the loue of God: and
in the fecond were contained
the other feauen , pertaining
to the loue of our Neighbour.
Jn vpbat manna doe the Com-
$ mandmentsofthefirflTable
teach the hue of God}
In this i that they forbid &
fake away al vices mottcon-
irarie to the true worftiip and
honour of God, as are Idola-
try, Apoftafiejherefiejperiury,
fopcrftitionjand command on
*he other fide , true and pure
worlhip and Seruicc of God
$o be faithfully performed
xfwitbhart, mouth, and deed;
^nd where this is done , the
fBnly true God is ferucd and
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adored with that true "Dm'm
worfhip proper to him alone,
called Utria.
How doe the Commandments «f
the Second! able declare our
UuetoeurNeigbbw}
In this , that they order!)
•^ comprehend our dutie to
Tc'or. w alds our nag hbour * to vvi: '
,? ' that we doc not only honour
our ciders and Supcrioursjbu.
alfo endeauour to do goodtt
al in deed, word,and wil, and
to be hurtful to none, whe-
ther %ve regard the bodie o:
our Neighbour , or the panit
ioyned to vs in wedlock, of
the goods of Fortune.
Cateihifme. 45
What is the fumme and ejfeft •/
L the Commandments concerning
the loue of our neigh-
bour ?
This: what thou wilt not
haue another to doe to thee,
that doe not thou to another.
But al things whatfoeucr you (
w il, that men do to you, doe (
you alfo to them/, for this is,
the Law and the Prophets.
jin there anie other btjidei the
TenCtmrnandmenti}
There ate , and thofe not
only profitably but alfo necef-
farily to be kept , efpecially
the Commandments of the
Church, vvhome , as cur meft
holie Mother and the Spoufe
ofGhrift>chcrchildtcoacc
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al bound to hearken to, and
obey.
Bow manit dre the Cmmdnd-
merits of the Church*
There be chiefly fiuc.i.Keep
holie-dayes appointed by the
Holie Church.
2. Heare holie Mafle de-
uoutly vpon Sundayes and
holie-daycs.
^ Obferucthcfafting'dayes
commanded , and abitinence
from forbidden meats.
4.C6feflethy ljnnes(atleaft)
once a yeare to thine owne
Paftour or Prseft , or to ano-
ther with licence.
5. Receaue the blefled Sa-
crament at die le aft 01 ce a
ycar^and that about Eafter.
nfme, r tfi
Wlut fruit doth the kf^lng of
theft Commandments
biting vs*
Thefe and the like com-
mandments and ordinances
of the Church do firft exercife
ourChriftianfayth 9 hurnili-
tie , and obedience ; and then
eoenourifti, maintainc , and
adorne D'fuine Seruice , wel
ordered difcipline, & publick
tranquillities and doe withal
wonderfully auayle that al
things in the Church be per-
formed with order and decen-
Andbefideswedomerit 1
ci
tCtf.3
much towards our faluation,
if we keep the fayd Com-
mandments with due loue
and Charitie.
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TH£ IV. CHAP.
Of the Sacraments.
What is 4 Sacrament}
IT is a vifiblc figne of an
inuifible grace , inftituted
by God for ourfan&ification,
Y^\ For one thing it is , which vvc
j ^ fee in the Sacramcnt,and ano-
chr. ther , w hich we receaue thcr-
jmb. in. We fee the outward
^•♦•^figne , but we receaue the
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inward, hidden , and lpuricual
grace , which is called the
Thing ( or effect and fruit) of
the Sacrament.
How w/tme Sacraments be then)
Cm<U. TT ^ ere ^ e ^ aucn » w Wch
Fi or , X being inftuueed by our
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C*techifme] 47
Sauiour Chriit , dcliuered by & U-
;iV ls ADoftles,&ftilfrod m eto^
time continuing in tneLatho- Tfi(i
lick Church , are come euen #. con-
' to thefe our dayes. And they fi*n. ,
lbetheie:Baptitme, Confir-
! matior^Eueharii^Pennance,
i Extremc-VncTio^Orderjand
t Matrimonie.
* Why *rc S*crdmtnts fo much to
btnuenncedandhAdmfi
neat account}
Firft,bccaufe they arc infti- Cmcil.
tutedby God our Sauiour in Pl <»-
the New Law Secondly , bc-
caufe they not only fignifie,
but alfo as certain holic vef-
fels of the Diuine Spirit con-
taine the grace of God w hetof
we (land in n«d, and confer?
£_
Luc. 10.
4$ xA ihm
re the fame in great plemic
to al that duly doc rcceaue
them j And withal becaufe
they are moil prefent and fc-
ueraignc remedies againft
firine , and diuine medicines
of our Samaritan •, and laftly
for that the grace , which
goodChriftianshaue already,
is thereby conferued , encrea-
fed, and amplify ed in them.
Whyarefoll.mne and lccltfi4t*
cat ceremonies yfed in the
admmiflrattonof the
Sacraments*
For manie and weightie
tefpe&s. Firft , to the end that
thofe, who behold the admi-
niftranon of the Sacraments,
may be put in mind , that no
prophatis
Cdtechifme, 49
jfropharie thing is heer a&ed,
bbt certain hidden arid Cele-
fljal things, fill of diuinc my-
fljbries , which indeed require
alpecial reference. Secondly,
tfat htthofewhocomctothe
icraments, they may further
id augment the intefidur
Notion which Cod efpecial-
S doth require •, w her of cere-
onies are as it were the fi-
fies, teftimofiies, a'ridexcf ei-
s. Thirdly, that thofe , who
adminiftef the Sacraments,
may performe their office
With greater wofthine< and
j^ofi'tj whilft,in fo doing tlley
faithfully obfefrueth'e infti.it-.
>n.s of the Ancient Church,
id follow the ftep's of the
£
3
Sii!
w
\\ y
^o 'A sbtrt
Holic Fathers. For it is clearc
that mo(l of thefc Ccremo*
nics by a continual fucceflion
in the Church , arc dcriucd
from the Apoftlcs times cucn
to thefc our dayes. Laftly , by
thefe Ceremonies there is
,,. mentained a wcl-ordered and
religious difcip'ine , and pu*
blick traaquillitie prefcrued,
which oftentimes is muchdi-
fturbed by alteration and no-
ueltic of external rites & ac*
Cuftomed Ceremonies.
Whati* Btptifmel
It is the firft and mod necef-
fanc Sacrament of the Nevy
jfoU j. L aw 9 which is once mini-
ftred with water . wherin wc
arc fpiriiually borne a new.
Cdtechfme. $t
and receauing ful remiffion of
our finnes,adopred the chil-
dren of God , & enroled to be
the heyres of life cocrlafting.
Wb4tisC»nfirmati»n}
It is a Sacrament, ad mini- ^$ es
ftredbyaBifliop tothofe that %.&\9
are Baptized ; wherin by holie Jj*«'«
Chrifme and facred words,
grace is beftowed vpo n them,
and ftrength of fpirit encrea-
fed both to belecue firmly,and
tfonftantly to confeflfe the
jname of our Lord, when need
fo requires.
How mdnie things are ntieffme to
be fawn ancernhg the doc-
trine $f the holie Euchmjl
. wB.Sicrmtnt}
iFiae 5 the fkft is the truth
E 1
T
Mat. t.
I Cor.
ii.
52 c/£ 5^?oyf
therof. The fecond , is thd
change of bread and wine in-
to the Bodie and Blond of
Chrift. The third , a due ado-
ration therof.The fourth, the
obJation of it. And the fifc,tliQ
receauing of the fame.
What ts the truth of this Sacra-
tnent of the Euchdtfa
This it is : that Chrift true
God and man,is truly and in-*.
Mat.16 tircly contained and prefens
^•14 w ith vs in this Sacrament,
iohn.l'. a ^ cr a Pricftrightly ordained,
hath confecrated the bread
and wine with thofe mvfticat '
words prefcribed and dcliue-
red by the fame our Sauiour
Chrift.
Mat.
to
Catechifme. 53
YJktt change is there wade by
yertue of thofe words , where-
"With theVriefl doth confe-
cr ate this holy Sacra-
ment}
This, that by thefc words,
through the power of Chriit
the bread and wine are ch an- cr.ndl.
ged and traniubftantiated in- L«j*.
to the Bodie andBloud of our
Lord; fo as the fayd bread and
wine after confecration doe
altoi»eather ceafc , and are not
atalintheEucharift.
Wt)at adoration is due to this
Sacrament}
The verie fame truly, which Mat 4>
is due to Chrift our Lord and^.i^'.
eternal God , whome we ac- P.M.
knowledge to be there pre- i>8.
V*
<4 *A 'short
fcnt ; and therefore we do
humbly worfliip this Sacra-
ment with greateft deuotion
both internal and external,
and with fuch religious rcue-
rencc both of bodie and mind
as is require.
Why i* this SdcrAment beU U be
dn ObUtionl
Becaufe it is the Sacrifice of
the New Law , that is a pure
and vnbloudic offering fuc-
cceding thebloudie Sacrifices
of theludaical Law * which
Sacrifice is celebrated in holie
Mafle for al the faithful Chri-
ftians,liuing& dead. Whence
itproeeedes, that the Eucha-
rift is not only of deuotion re*
ceaucd by Chciftian people,
C4t$cbifmt. 55
butalfo is by Pricfts daily of-
fered in continual remem-
branee of the paflion & death
of our B Sauioijr, and alfo
auayleth for expiation of fin-
ncs, and in that kind hath al-
wayes been fo celebrated in
the Church,
Whdt is to bethferMtdin the re-
ceauing this Sacrament?
That which faith and the
authoritie of our holie Mo- c«nil^
ther the Church doth texh Co ^
vs, to wit , that it is fuiHcicnc tm *
for a lay perfon to rcceaue ^^ ' % \
Chrift wholy vndcr one kind ,
or fis>ne of bread alone , and
that by this rcceauing of the
Sacrament it followeth , that
whofoeuer cometh and recea-
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i
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ueth worthily, doth thereby
obtainc abundant grace of
God, and afterwards lifeeuer-
lafting , which is the true and
imire fruit of this Sacrament;
and this becomes the moxc cf-
k&ual , the oftner this facred
and holefome Communion is.
worthily frequented.
"WhfittsVennABcei
Pennanccis afecondTablc
after ihipwrack , and a Sacra-
rripnt neceflfarie for al that
; aue fallen into finnc after
prifme,in whichSacrament
1
: euniH >n of iinneSjbothis de-
• mdcJ by the penitent , and
: .n by tbePrieft.
.*' !:»! v matue parts be there of
Ca tec hi fine. c 7
There are three. 1. Contri- vfd.
tion , or grief of a fouledete- *°-
fting herfinnes, and afpiiing
toabetteriife.i.Confeilion, lac. j.
or an cxpreffion of ones Cm-
ncsmadevntoaPrieft. 5 .S a -^ M .
tisraction , or a rcucnge and
punifliment taken of onesfelf
for his offences , thereby to
bring forth fruits worthie of
|rue pennance.
Whdt is Extreme-VnBionl
Extreme -Vnftion is a Sa- Iac -s-
crament , whereby the fick in Concil '
greateft troubles of their fick- ebr '
nes, are, with holie oyle and
facred words of our Sauiour
cafed,coforted, and ftrengt fi-
ned , the more happily to de-
part out of this world ; and
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9
5S ^ short
their bodies alfo,iffo toGodit
fecme expedient, arc reftored
co health.
What is Order*
Mat.io Order is a Sacrament > by
x ' Ai which power is giuen to
J Prieftsand other Miniftcrsof
the Church , duly and decent-
ly to vndergoe Ecclcfiafticai
fao&ioRS.
What is "Matrmmtl
Matrimonie is a Sacrament, j
whereby man and woman !
lawfully contracting, doe en-
ter into an vnfeparable fel-
lowfhip and coropanie of li-
ning togeather •, and arc endo-
wed with diuine grace, both
with honeftie and Chriftian
care to beget and bring vp
children , as alfo to the end
that the finne of filthie luft
and incontinencie may the-
reby be auoided.
Is there ami difference 'amongft
the Sacraments?
There is truly ;for Baptifme,
Confirmation , and Order
being once miniftred , are ne-
uer more reiterated to the
fame panic > as the reft are.
Alfo , Baptifme of neccflitie
muft be receaued of al j the
Eucharift , of fuch as are of
yearcs of difcretion, and Pen-
r*nce of thofe that are falle*
into finne after Baptifme. As
for the reft, it is free for eueric
man's choice, to vfe them ; fo
as yet none comemnc or oc^
' L V*ffl ?
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tried the when time requires.
THE V. CHAP.
Ofthe duties of Chrifliaa
luftice.
How tnanie an the duties of
Chriflian faftke}
THefe two: Decline from
euil, or finne ; and doe
3 '/° ;; *'good,orthe dude of rigtw
teoufnes.
HqW cans man auoyd finne y and
doe good, oYpeir forme
righteoufnal
AChriftian, though he be
not able of himfelf , ye:
ftrenchncd
RS
, Catecbifme. #r
ftrengthned with the grace &
fpirit of Chrift ; can &c ought,
as much as the condition of
this life doth permit, to iiuc
iuftly , and keep the Com-
mandments.
How manifold is finne}
Twofold: Original & Actual. V Cflr '*
Wh4tis Original Sinne} y^ m% 2.
Original finne is that w hich
we bring with vs from our RjHh 6.
birth , and is forgiuen vs by
Baptifme through Chrift.
Whaf is lABual finne}
Adual finne is that, which
we fay, doe, or couet againft, S. Aw£*
orbefidesthelaw of God, or
the Church.
How manifold is jiBml finne?
It is two-fold y Mortal , fo
F
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II.
61 J sbott
/«.i. called * becaufe it bringcth
£ V C * prefent death to the foule ; for
the fide > that finntth sbal
dfe : And Venial ,'fo called,
becaufe it is cafily pardoned:
without which in this life
cucn theiuftdoenotliue.
Bj What (terries do wefaltnto
Smnet
By thefe three : Suggeftion
of the Enemie ; Delight of
our owne part r and confent
or a determinate wil to finne.
W bich are the h'%bt{\ degrees
offinmrsl
Thefe; ro wit, when men
vfd, f. ^ oe wittingly and willingly
Kjm. i. finne of meer malice ; and
& «• when alfo they do glorie in
their finne, and oppofe them-
fclucs againft fuch as adrao*
T
Ucob.
Cdtcchifmc. 6\
tufh them , and wholy doc
Contemnc their holefome ad-
monitions.
Why is finne to be efcbuetk
Becaufe it offends our Lord
God , and depriues the offen-
der of the chiefeftgood, and
brings him the greateft harm;
whilfl it takes away from him
the blefled fruition of God»
and doth ingulf him in the
cuerlafting paines of Hel.
ythkh are thofe tbdt are called
Capital Sinna}
Thofe, from which as from
certain heads and fountains
id other fin ties doe proceed. '
H*W mame ate tboje Capital
finne j?
Scauen:Pride, Couetoufne*
Luxuric, Enuic ,'Glutconic,
1 i ■
*m ''
;j
!'.
64 vf i/?#rt
D* hh Anger, and Sloath.
Greg. 1. Bywhaimcanes may thefe fiftne\
h Mor. jj e s jj Um{ eci and ouercomel
If we doe cooperate with:
the grace of leftu ChttfifcnQuC-
ly considering the danger and
& domage thefe finncs bring
vnto vs, and withal exercifing
the fcaucn vermes oppofitc
vnto them. ,
Which be thofe Venues that are
oppujn to the Capital firmest ,
Thefe fcauen : Humilide,
Liberalise , Chaftitic , BcnU
gnitic,Temperance, Patience,
Deuotion or diligent fcruiog
\ T "' of God.
Which are the finnes that are [ayd
to be committed a^ainfl the
Hdie-Gbofc
u
\ $
Catechifme. 65
Thofe that of their owne
malice doe fo exclude God's
grace, that they can neither be
forgiuen in this world but ^ ,!l
very hardly , nor in the world
to come.
How manie are thefinnes agtivjt
the Holie-Gho(}>
Six. Preemption of the
rnercic of God s or impunitie
of finnc, defperation , impug-
ning of the knowne truth,
epuie atfraternalCharitie,ob-
ftinatt ftubbornnes , & impe-
nitence.
Which an thfinms that are fay d
to cat to Hsauenfor reuen^a
Thofe that of themfelues
are moft abominable 5 and
openl/ doebreake allawesof,
F 3
1ii ; :
46 r J $hm
human charities whence they
arc favd in holie Scripture to
crye to Heauen for vegcancej
and indeed are manic times in
melt fearful manner puni-
(hed by God in this life.
HoW mdnie *?t tkofe prints thdt
aye u heduenfvrycrtgemt}
Thefe fourc : Wilful mur-
thcr,thefinncofSodomc,Opi
predion of the poore,widc-
wes,and orphans*,an« • Defrau-
ding labourers of their wages,
Inwhtt things dreTVeaccfjjdtie
Hither men's print*}
In thole, which indeed are
done by others , but yet Co as
we are either the authours or
helpers thervnto , oratlcaft
doc not hinder them when wc
may j and therefore arc they
I;*
t >■■■:
alfo imputed vntd vs.'
HvfV mxmt vpaj/es titdj ether
memfinnes be imfuted to ms >
Thefe mine wayes:by court*
fel , commanding , content,'
prouoking, pray ling or flat-
tering , concealing others
faults , w inking at, or not ta-
king notice thereof , parta-
king,and by vhiuft defending
of another man's cuil deed.
Which Ate called the Werfa
fftheflish.
Such as menliuing accor-
ding to the flefh , and degene-
rating from SpiritualChildrea
of God, are wont to commit,
'Which dre ihofe itoorh of
thefteshl * l
S. Paul rehcarfeth them in Gal.
OT
$
Tf. it
tfg \A short
this manner : The vyorks of
the flefh are manifeft, which
are thefe : Fornication , vn-
leannes^ difhoneftie , riotouf-
nes , worfhip of Idols , force-
ries, enmities, ftrifes , emula-
tion, brawles,difcords > fc#s >
cnuie, man-daughters, drun-
kennes , commetfations and
» fuch likc;which I foretel you,
>a$ 1 haue foretold you , that
, who&euer do commk fuch
, things , fiial not attaine the
Jdngdc?meofGgd.
Is it enough for a Ch$Un to fly
f wii, a^nd decline front fwnt?
' In no wife; but/it behoueth
him alfctodoe good , & prac-
tife vermes. Otherwife^e tbat
kwwttb y&tt pi. gwd, andtktb it
Catcchifmt. 69
Ttotydvtbfinne. i.Cor.7
*What good mtt(l a Chrifttin dort E A 4*
In general, he ought to do
what good foeuer the Law of
Nature , God , or Man doth
icommand, but in particular,
euerie one according to his
vocation ought with thanks-
giuingto difcharge his calling
and to cooperate with theho-
ftie grace of GodiFor euerie tree
tfoM beam not rood fruit, shalbe M „ .
gut downe,® thrown tnto the fire. & 7 ,
fWbich are the principal kinds
of good works
Thofe by which we liue fo- Th, %\
bcrly , iuflly , and pioufly in
this world ; and by which the
verie Iuft themfclues become
inore and more iuft,and holie
men become dayly more
bolic.
m
il
ill
i!'!li' :
70 *A shirt
HWmdniefoldare tbefe kind* *f
gaod iv or fa
Threefold, to wit, Fading, 1
Almes-decds, & Prayerjwhe-
rof we read thus : frajer is
uh ' l3 "gooJ, with Facing, and Mmes~
dads.
"What if the fruh ofgo$d mrfa
They haue the promifcand
reward both of this and ctcr-
ihatby naliife; they pacific God,con-
l»od fetue and augment grace , and
*' r k finally they make a Cbriftian
man's calling fur e and perfeci.
What is Fatting}
w To abftaine from eating of
rnakj flclh vpon certaine dayes , ac-
fme cording to the cuftomc and
r» prefcript of the Church ; and
Imand^J making one mealc a day,
PI
Bre-
ihren
labour
VI
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1
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* Cdtechifme. 71
to Hue thereby more fparing- eUffiott.
ly. But if we vnderftand this *•*«•
word, F*y?, in a more general *•
fort, it is cuerie chafticement
of the bodie pioufly vndcrta-
kcn,that cy ther our FJefh may
become fubicc"l to the fpirit,or
obedience be excrcifed , or
God's grace impetrated.
Whdtisfrayen '
Prayer is a railing vp of the 7)m ^ i *
mind to God ; whereby we ci-
ther aske that we may be de-
fended fro cuil, or that things
necciTarie to our body and
foute may be bellowed vpoa
vs and others , or laftly praifc
and giue thanks to God.
What is jtlmes' gifting or ~M.tr ck>
It is a good deed, whereby Mm;
\ : !
yi Jl short
we haue compaflion of ano-
ther bodies miferie, andfuc-
cour himtherin.
How mante forts of hlmts- deeds
or work of metric are there ?
Two forts,for fome arc cor-
poral works of mercic , and
others fpiritual; bccaufethey
belong to the releeuing ey ther
of corporal or fpiritual necef-
fitie.
How mame are the cotyital
mik of menu}
Seaucn.
To feed the hungry. To
giue drink to the thirfty.To
cloath the naked. To ran-
fome captiues. To harbour
the harbourlciTe. To vifit the
fkk. to bury the dead.
How
■■■j
.:■*
Ctttechifmel yj
How manie are the Spiritual
wnksofmerciel
There are alfo feauen.
To admonifh iinners. t o in*
{tract the ignorant, to giue
Councel to the doubtful, to
pray to God for the quick
and dead. To comfort the af*
Aided, to fupport patiently
iniurics. to pardon offences*
Which are the chief eft vertstes
ofdlsihen*
Next to the three Theologi-
cal vertues, Faith , Hope , and
c haritie , w herof we haue al-
icadie fpoken , the chiefeft
which become Chriftias mofl
of al , are die cardinal ver-
tues.
G
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Wli/cb are they ytu calCardinal
yertuest
Thofethat arc as it were the
fotrataincs whence other ver-
tues arederiued,or as the c*r-
dtnes, that is hinges, wheron
other vertucs defending , a
Chriftians fxmle by holie life
U opened to God , and fliut to
the World, the Flcfti , and the
Piuel.
H ow mameare the Cardinal
yertues ?
Foure ♦, Prudence » Iufticc,
Temperance , and Fortitude;
whereby a man through
Chrlftdoth come to liuc pru-
dently, vprightly^emperarly,
and couragiou%,& f© pltafe
£pd.
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Cattchifme, 7$.
Which are called tbtgnifts if the
Holie-Ghofc
Thofc 7. which refted, E fo tu
faith theProphet , vpon our
Sauiour & from him as foun-
taine of al grace , are deriued
to others j to wit, the guifc of
wifedome , Vnderftanding,
Coucel, Knowledge,Fortitu-
4e,Pretie,& theFeareof God.
What are bofe things which are
called fhe Fruits ofthcHolie-Ghofc
Thofe which people fearing
God, and Ruing according to
his Spirit do bring forth in
their foules ; and by which
Spiritual men arc knowne
from carnal.
Which are the fruits of the
Hole-Gbofa G4. £
S, Pauldathrchcarfctrjcrri
H ~
Ui
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in this manner: chariticjoy,
Peace , Patience , Longa-
nimitie , Bountie , Mcek-
pcffc,Fay th 5 Modeftie, Good-
nencie,Chaftkic.
Which an called EttdngUcd
Beatitude
Thofe , for which in the
Ghofpci euen fuch people,
as othcrwife according to
the world , feeme to be aha*
geather wretched and wfor-
tunate, are notwith&mdmg
d'eclared to be Bleiled& moft
happie.
Hew mmedwthfe Bullied
Beatitudes}
Eight , which our Sxmaut
Chrift did thus defer vpon
the Mountain,
Cdtecbifme. jj
* ' i, BleflTed are the poore in
fpirit , for theirs is the king-
dome of Heauen.
2, Bleifed are the meek, for
^ they ftal poifeiTc the land ( of
tbeiiujng.)
} 3 BlefTed are they that mournc
; fortheyifyil be comforted.
I 4. BlefTed are they that hun-
I ger and thirft after iuftice, for
4 they ftal haue their £l.
5. BlelT?d are the Merciful,
ffor, they fhal obtainc mercie.
I' 6. BlefTed are the clcane of
'jjbarr fav they flial fee God.
4 ^.BlefTed are the Peace-ma- ^17
Jeers, for they fhal be called
;he Children of God.
8. Blcfled are they that fuffer
'erfexutio for Iuftice for theirs
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Is the kingdorae of Hcatlcfii.
"Which art Cdlltd Euangeltctl
Cdtnfels}
. Thofc which in the Ghofpel
arc propounded byChtift,not
by way of commanding but
counfelling, as things notne-
ceflarie for al to Saluation,but
more expedient and profita-
blefor thofcthatyndcrgoeth*.
Which 4tt Cdlied Efttngelifal
Thefe principally , to wit,
Voluntarie Poucrtic , Perpe-
tual Chaftitie, & cntireObe-,
dience , whiefhfor God,is reli-
gioufly yealded to man. j
yjhdt be thofc things t th4t dre CdU\
ltdtheUflthtngsofmari}
Thofc which laft of aldoj
F
l :3.
-ft
i
Catechifmel j^
happen to man , & are Death,
ludgcmentjHcl^nd Heauen-»
lie glorie. Whcrof Salomon
fpeaketh thus; foal thywotJ(s
remember thy laB things , and
thou wilt ntuer Sinne,
It it not abfurd that thty f.vgmt
finnes which haue the Hslie Ghojl, fW
vhtnthy remit or tetayne . the Ho/i«-
Chefi nntittcth or retaynnh in them y
and that they do tw* v/ayes , fitfi in
Maftifme t and then in Vtnmnce Cy-
ril, lib. ii. c. ytf.inlo.
let entry one my B rttbrtn I be(ett%
you confeffe hk finne v/hilet he is ytp
alme y v,hile his conftjiton may be Ad-
mitted t whikr fAt'uf*8im and rtmif-
fim mad* by the Tritfi it acceptable
before God. 5 t Cyprian dc Upfo>
l!U. II.
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A B R I E F
MANNER TO
EXAMIN THE
Conference, for a General
Confeflion.
BE f o * i webegin the Exarnen
itfelf , we muft vndcrftand
fome few things which may help
•vsfor the better performing of fo
-great a matter , as this is 3 to make a
good Confeflion.
i. And fir ft of al , we muft take
tit in ha»4 , & * ffiatteF wberof <* c "
peadeth the peace , tranquillity
. and fecmitit of a gopd Conference
for al ous life after : arid therefore
■ it behePHtth vs to examin ou,r
Confcicn.cs with great care, ami
exaction.
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• K Secondly, he that makcth his
Confeflion , muft necefiarily haue
Contrition, or at leaft •^«ri«o»,that
is, forrow and deteftation offinne
committed , becaufe it is an offence
of God whom we loue aboue al
things, or for that,tinne caufeth the
enmity of God & our eternal dam-
nation ; with a firme pur.pofe of
changing our life , and not often-
dingGodany more hereafter mor-
tally. And for want of fuch a pur-
pofe,and true hatred of finae,when
we come to Confeflion , many ty-
mes our pemunce is vnperfe&:and
the caufe why men fai often , and
reiterate the fame fin , is becaufe
they ncuer had fufficient notice of
the enormity and miferic of finne,
nor due [hatred, and abomination
offo great an cuil:nor(confcqnent-
lyjfo firme a refolution and pur-
|>ofe as was nece0arie,t o auoy d it*
3. Thirdly, our Confeflion muft
lhaue thefc c^ditio»bjfirft, irmuft
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be entire , of al the mortal finncj,
which a man hath committed , and
can cal to remembrance after exa-
mining of himfelf:expreffingcue-
ry one inparticulcr , in kind , and
number, and al fuch circumftances
as do cither change the kind, ot
number of the finne, Andifhedoth
not diftinclly remember the num-
ber, he ought to tel it a litle more
or leile , as he can remeraberjor at
leaft how long time he piricuered
in that finne; if he fel into k vpon
euerie ©ccafion , and how often,
more or letie, the like uccafions
were offered,
4. The fecond condition is, that
the Confeflionbe faithful; that is,
true and finccre,not fparmgtotcl
anie finne w hich a man hath coro-
mited , nor accufing hisvfetf of
thole which he hath not commit-
ted :but telling the doubtf-ii rhings
as doubtful; and the certain as cer^j
tair . It muft alfo be plairc -od fimi
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pie , not artificially Compofcd:
without excufe» couering, or dimi .
nishing anie thing at a!,mak ing his
reckriing, that he confeflcth his
iinnes to God , who already kno-
weth them , although his Diuine
wil be,that weconfefle them to the
Prieft , as to his fubftitutc and our
Iudge , and receaae the pennancc
due therunto : wherofone part, &
not the leaft, is theshame and con-
fufiori to acknowledge our fault.
"Which notwitftanding is a thino Co
founded in rcafon and iufticef as
the tferie Heathens of good vndcr-
ftanding did perceaue the cortuc-
niettceandneceflitic of that which
Chrift our Sauiour hath inftitutcd
for the remiflion and rcmedie of
finne in this Sacrament:andfoonc
of them fayd ; Innocenti* froxima,
tfi hmnilis Cwfffio, that is : the firft
degree of Innocencie, is not to of-
fend; but when offence is commit-
ted, the ncxtthatis required,^
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84 'An ex^wen for
that the offender do humbly ack-
nowlcdge and confcffe his fault.
And whofoeucr rtBefteth vpon
himfelf being offended, wil find,
that by inftinft of nature,and iu-
ftice , he requireth as the firft dif-
pofitwnfor pardon .that the often-
der,' though he be his owtte bro-
ther or child , acnowledge that he
hath done amifle , and be forie for
it; and haue purpofenottodothe
like any more. Which is in tub-
ftanc^that which God Almightie,
as a moft careful father,requireth,
of al Catholicks , as of his chofen
and beloued children ; mingling
4 General Canfefiion. 85
by his Gonfcflbur : to accept the reme-
dies for his finnes, which &hal be pre-
fcribed , and to auoid al the occafions
of finnes which he *hal forbid him :
! likewife , to make reftitution and fa-
i . tisfa&ion , when there is obligation
. iuftly to do it: & finally to accept the
^pennance giuen him by his Confefc
iforn:..
i 6. By al which , we fee that it is
fieceflane , that we difclofe faithfully
|pur finnes in this Sacrament , which is
% tribunal of iuftice that God hath
^cft in his Church, for the remedie of
nne and comfort of finncrs : where the
fudge being man , cannot know the fe-
iuftice and mercie in this Sacra-
ment ( as in al other his works ) to
facilitare our faluation , in fuch
manner as is moft conuenient for
vs. . ,
f. The third condition tf , that
is be with obedience; that is, that
ret offences but by the declaration of
' e offender himfelf, nor proportio-
ate the fentence and rcmedie ; which,
iccording to Iuftice and Prudence, he
s bound to giue, but by way of the pe-
iitent's conrefsion;v»ho ("as experience
:acheth ) doing hisdutie, findethfo
"— , - r ..^ j ft .v|fe»t comfort and aflurance (founded
the penitent haue r™P°<* t0 f ° % Chriji'1 word and promifc which
wbatfoeuer. shal be lmpoicd mm , j H
1 m i »,> m y . i n
%S JnExdmenfor
cannot fayle ) that his finncs be forgi-
uenhim as often as he receaueth abfo-
lationfrom the Prieft lawfully autho-
rised , that no comfort in this world is
comparable to it. And hereupon it
wmmerh , that Catholick men, the |
more learned and wife they be, and ||
die more care they haue of their eter- §|
nalfaluation , and to keep themtelues ;$
in God's grace, fo much the more of- |
tea they frequent this holie Sacramet,f;|
forac eucrie month , fomc eueric'^
week, yea and fome eucrie day, for
the admirable fr uitSjbencfitSjand com-
forts they find in it
,. And heer cometh to mind, a no-
table obferuation made of this matter
by the firftChriftian , baptized in the
Hani of lafxn His name was Btntard,
a man without learning , but of extra-™
ordinarie prudence and capacitie; andi 1
therforc wasfent to informe the Pope|
Vndut I1H- of the progrefi'e of Chri-; |
ftian religion in thofe Countryes.This |
man by hisowne experience ohierued, ; :|
4 Qew*l Confefiiot?, $j
that he had no fearc nor shame to con*
ucrfe wirh anic man,that knew not his
fecret finnes : but if by occafion, he
should come to know them , that then
he should be ashamed , and feave his
presence. But as he fayd to a confident
friend of his ( of * horn I had this 3 and
many other notable things concerning
the fame perfon ) he found the quite
contrarie with his Confeflour y whom
he fayd he feared, and was loath to
come neere him before he knew his
finnes; but atiter bis Confeflion, he fea-
red him no more, but loued him aboue
the reft 3 and defired to be alwayes in
his com pan ie.
8: By this effeft of rhe Sacrament,
which he greatly admired 3 he inferred,
that it muft needs be a work more
then human > that was able to conquer
and change a man's natural affe&ion
Jo much , in the mofl difficult matter*.
The caule of his admiration was, for
fhar, as a man vnlearned in poynts of
Diuinitie, hecotifidered not the diftc-
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rcnce between the Prieft's knowledge,
and Authorise to pardon » and take
away the root of shame,, and another
man's knowledge , that had no pow:*r
to deliuer the party from his finnes , S:
reftore him to Innocencie. And in
truth there can be required no greater
proofes of the Diuinitie of Chrift, and
that the ChriftianCatholick Religion
is of God r then that our Sauiour bt in*
fo wife, as the verie lewes his Enemies
cannot but acknowledge , would com-
mand fuch as were tobehisdifciplcs,
amongft other things that pafle mans
capacitie and ftrength , to pardon ana I
loue their enemies , andconfeffe their |
fecret finnes.
9. And fo not long ago my felt
faying Mafic before day, in a Chuu'h
where were fitting a dozen Religious
Confeflfours; 1 faw about euery one of
- them a great number of yong men, g
Gentlemen and other {Indents of the*
Vniuerfty, preffing, who might be the
fir ft to ceihis Confeifour the faults he
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had committed al the week before >
which only God could do. And for my
felf thongh I had been a Paynim , or
an Infidel, I should haue needed no
other miracle to beleeue in Chrift ? and
to make me a Catholick : for al the
power of the World could not hauc
done this, if he that maie the law had
not been Omnipotent , and fupplied
with his grace > that which Nature
otkenvife were not able to do.
ro. Laftly, when we begin our Con-
fedion^we rauft kneel downe reuerent-
ly vpon our knees, for humilities fake,
as in the prcfeace of God , at one fide
of the Priefl : and hauiag made the
figneof tlie Crofle ask hisbenediftion,
faying: Benalic Tater : And afterwards
beginne our general Confeffion in La-
tin in this manner following; or in En-
cannot read Latin.
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O n f I t e o r. Deo Omni-
potent! , BjaM 7dm* feippcr
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l^nuBtatoldiehaeliJltchangeK
BeatoloanniBapttfl* 9 S*nB<s^
8is,& ttbij'ter, quia peccaw «>-u
w «cogitatme,yerbo y &cp«<,V<«p
cu\pa^eaculfa,meamaxmac^ %
Ideo preen BeaumMtrumjm-
JrcUngdum, Saturn hannem B*
O" Vaulum , emnes SanBos , & ff >
fater , crave pro me ad Dommm
Deum noflnt*.
InEngliftitlius:
lctnfeSJetojilmightteGo^ioth
Bleffed Virgin M*^ t0 the 3k K\
S. Micbaet the Archangel 9 to M
BlefltJ S. H\m Bapttjl , to the Bo M
4 General Confefi 'ion. 91
/ok f&*t / /*««' gtienoufly offended ;*
jfoagk , Ww/, *»</ deed; though
my fault, mj faulr, my moflgrituous
fault.
Therefore , I befeech the Bleffed
Virgin Mar\e y the Blejfed S. Michael
tbe*j(rcUngxl , the Bltffed S. lobn
Zaptifl, the Hdie jipo(lles S. Veier
and S. VauUd the Sawn m Heaue^
andyou, my Gbofllk Father , to pay
to our LoitdG'>d for me.
Where it is to be noted, that
fome fay al the Confiteor before
their Confcffiotv : and others
( perhapsbctter)do deuide it into
two parts i fitft, til they come to
thefe words, My fault ore where
Catholick people vfe to knock
their breft , in figne of repentace
and forrow , as the Publican is
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fay d to haue done in the Ghofpel,
that deferued pardon for his ha-
militie, when the proud Pharific
wasreie&ed ; and then go for-
ward with their confeffion.
Which being ended, they con-
clude with the words folio wing:
The* fare , I befeecb the Bleffed Vir-
gin arc.
LQikJmm thepoWer of d traitw
is brought to mttyng, ivhen, the tre.<-
fon is ^rmealed : fee thofe inferndl
tbmes ( the Diuels ) dot runne
4W*y, "wben they perceive that (by
humble and entire confeffion
of the fumes thy were authors of)
they are difewend. Bier.
93
THE EXAME N
VPON THE TEN
Commandments.
Of the /?y/2 Commandment : thkt is,
Of honouring Godaboue
al things.
Concerning Vahh : If
he haue belieued vvhatfoeuer
the holie F^.mat Church belie-
i ueth ; or to the comrade hath
\ had anic erroneous opinion j or
| with words , and extcriour fi-
j gncs , hath made (hew or anie
\ Hcrefie, or Infidelitie, or com-
I mitied anie ad contrarie to the
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04 t,4nlxjmenfor
true honour and adoration of
God.
If he haue been ouer-cutious,
to fearch into matters of Faith, j
mea Curing them with humane \
reafon. Or if he haue doubted of
anic article of the fame.
If he haue kept Books , either
written by Herericks , or for anic
other refpeft , forbidden by the
Church.
If he haue learned the prayeis,
& other neceflaric things, whicli
euerie Chriftian is bound to
know : as are the Command-
ments of God , and the princi*
pal myfteries of the Faith.
If he haue giuen credit to anie
fort of fuperftitions , enchant-
ments , diuinings ^or vfed them
4 General Con fefien. 95
either by himfelf, or by meanes
of others.
If he haue procured, by way
of Lots , to find out anie Theft,
or to know anic fecrct thing.
If he haue carried about him
fuperftitious writings for his
health , or for anie other end •, or
hath induced pthers to do the
like.
If he haue giuen credit to
dreames,or footh-fay ings,taking
them as a rule of his actions.
If , for too much preemption
of the mercie of God , he hath
committed anie finne, orperfe-
uered in cuil , and differred his
I amendment.
If in aduerfitics he hath had
more confidence in creatures, &
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(nworldlie helps then in God
If fot too much diftruftot the
m «cieofGod,hch»thdefpayred
of amendment of lite, or ot the
rcmiOionof his .finnes. .
If he haue murmured a gain it
God, as though he were not mil,
orblafphcmedhisprouidence.
If, for feare.or other humane
ref P ca,he hath had mind toot-
fe^God, or not to do that which
he was bound vnto for his Icr-
uicc. .. r .
If he haue curfed or blalphe-
med God.or his Saints, or other
Creatures: and he muftexprefle
the blafphemics which he hath
fpoken. r -
If he haue expofed himtelr to
anie danger of mortal finnevot
taken
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taken delight of anie finne done
in time paft.
If he haue pcrfecuted , or in-
jured with words anie vertuouP
perfons : detracting their good
works , or being caufe that they
^leauethero :and in particular, it
he haue diffwaded , or hindred.
anie from entring into Religion,
iorfrom anie othet a&of vertue.
pf the fecond Commandment \ Of
I taking the Name of God
3 in vaine.
F he haue fworne that which
was falfc, knowing it to be a
|ye,ordQiibting,althoughitwerc
|nieft, or of a matter of fmal im-
wtance.
If he haue fworne to do anie
awful thing , which afterward
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«S r J-n txtmtn for
he hath not ebfcrued •, or had net
intention to performe it, at that
timc 5 in w hich he did fw care.
If he haue been caufc that anie
didfwearcfalfe , or notobferuc
the lawful oath which he made.
a General Confefiicn, • g g
finneth mortally,buc if there fol-
lowed thcrof anie harme of his
neighbour, he is bound to refti-
tution.
If he haue had a cuftome of
fwearing often without confide-
- , f . , n " f ^ti©n,orcaretoknow,ifitwerc
If he hauefworncm manner ot l ; trueorfalfe.
If he haue made a vow to do
anie good thing , and hath not
cared to performe it : or hath de-
jferred oucrmueh the execution
therof.
i J If he haue ttiade anie Vow with
— --o , , « r ,J J a mind not to fulfil it.
If inludgementhehathfwotn J ^ haucmadeavownfttto
falfc,orbcing asked by.order o ;j ^ n[ d ^ ^ ^^
law hath not anfwered agrcabfe „ th| fo .*
to the intention of the Iudge :oq .3
hath counfeled others to do the j
like. In which cafe, not only fc|
curfing-, as men are wont to fay:
/f I do,notfuchathing,letfuch,
or fuch euil happen vnto me.
If he hath fworne to do anie
euil, or aniething which was a
finne, or not to doe anie thing
which was good.
Of the third Qotnmat'dmtn"^ Of
fan&ifying the Hoiie-dayes.
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IF he haue not obferued die
Holic-daycs, but ei her done
himfelf, or commanded others to ?
dofiich works as are prohibited |
by the Church : or contented]
vntothofe which do the like. j
If he haue omitted to heare aj
whole Maile vpon Holie-dayes
commanded to be kept^vithout
lawful caufc or hath beencaufe
that others did the fame.
If being prefent at Mafic vpon
anieHolie-day commanded , hc|
hath been ( for a notable time)
volucarily diftra&ed , by talking,
laughing , orbufying himfelf in
impertinent things.
If he haue not procured, that
thofc which be vnder his charge,
do heatc MaiTe vpon the Holie-
dayes.
4 General Confe/fiatr. i ai
If he haue not gone to Con-
feffion, at leaft onceayearei or
haue not procured that others of
his charge hauc-done the fame.
If he haue gone to Confeffion,
without necelFarie examination
of confcicnce , or without pur-
pofe of leauing anie fin : or of
ihamefaftnes , or other humane
re r pe<5t, hath cocealed anie finnej
which is a moil: grieuous facri-
ledge ; for he lycth not to man,
but to God,
If euerie yeare at Eafter he
hath receaued the Blcfl'cd Sacra-
ment of the Altar, and that with
conuenient difpofition.
If with confeience, or doubt
of mortal finne, he hath recea-
ued, or miniftrcd anie Sacrament
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of the Church.
If he hauc failed the Lwt, Vigil^
and Ember-dtyes , being bound
therunto:or if on fuchdayeshe
hath eaten prohibited meates, or
been caufe that others did the
fame.
If for gluttonie he would not
hauc regarded to do again ft anie
commandment : or if he hauc
eaten or drunk ouer-largely ,
with notable detriment of his
Health t or if voluntarily he hath
been drunk.
If he haue violated the Church
with anie carnal finne , or with
bloudfhed.
If he haue incurred anie Ex-
communieationior whilft he was
excommunicated, hath receaucd
i>
i
a Genertl Confcfiion, to»
anie Sacrament , or been prefenr.
at the Holy Office of theChmch:
or if he hath contferfed with Ex-
communicate pcrfons, or fuch as
were fufpe&cd of Herciie^n cafes
prohibited.
If he haue done anie iniuri^
or irreiierence to hohe Images,
Relicks , or anie other facred
thing.
If being bound to fay his Of-
fice he haue omitted it w holy , or
any part therof : or in the faying
of it been voluntarily diftraded.
If for flputh or negligence, he
hath left vndone any good work
to which he was bound.
Of the fourth Commandment : Of
honouring our Parents.
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,o4 MExtmtnftr
f F he haue borne litlcreuercncc
I to his Vatbtt or Mother ,dcfpi-
fine them , or offending them,
vv hh deeds or iniurious words.
|f he haue curfed his father or
mother, or detraaed their good
name , or diihonoured them in
their abfence.
If he haue not obeyed his pa-
rents or fuperioms , in iuft mat-
ters, rid fttch as might rcfuh to
notable detriment of the faroilie,
oroftheirownefoules.
If when his parents haue been
in ncceffitie, hehath not fuccou-
tcdthemjHt were in his power.
If 1 deliberately he hauedefired
their death, that he might haue
the inheritance &c.
If he haue not fulfilled their
a General Con ft pun, 1C5
TcftamentsandlaftWils, after
their death.
If he haue loucd his parents,
children , or kins-folks in fuch
fort, that for their loue hehath
nor cared to offend God.
If he haue not obferucd the
iuft lawes and decrees of his fu-
periours.
If he baue detracted , or fpo-
kencuil of Supcriours , Ecclc-
fiaftical or Secular, of Religious
perfons, Priefts, Teachers &c.
If he haue not fuccoured the
poore if he could , efpecially in
extreme or grieuous neceflitie:or
if he haue been ftern or cruel
?nto them,treating themfharply
with words or deeds.
If thofe which be fathers and
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mothers , hauc curfed , or wilhed |
cuilvnto their children.
Alfo if they hauc brought
them vp as they uWd , teaching
them their prayers, and Chriftiaa
docVme , and reprehending and
correding them , cfpecially ia
matters of fane , and occupying
them in honeft exercifes, to the
end they be not idle , and take
fbme euil coutfe.or want meaaes
to hue. .
That which is fayd of Chil-
dren , is vnderftoo'd alfo of fer-
uams, and others ofthefarailie,
of whom care is to be had , that
they know things necclTarie, and
obferuc the Commandments ot
God^and of the Church.
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Offbefftb Commandment : Thou
/halt not kil.
IF he haue carried hatred to-
wards anie perfon , defiring to
be rcuenged : and how long he
hath flayed therin.
If he haue demed anie man's
death, or other great cuil or do-
mage in his bodie,or good name,
honour , temporal or fpiritual
goods.
If he hauc been angry with
anie perfon , with intention to do
him harme , or to be reuenged of
him.
If contending with others, or
in other fort, he haue ftriken,
wounded , or killed > or com-
manded , or confented vnto
others to do the fame : or ( being
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done by others )ap P roued u,
giuen ayd , counfei , or fauour
therunto. ,
Ifhatiing offended others he
hath rcfufed to demand pardon,
or reconciliation ; or haue not
fufficicntly fatisfied for the of-
"if he haue refufed to pardon
orr€tnitiniuries,tothofcwhich
haue offended him. t
If for hatreil he haue omitted
tofpeakevnto,ortofaluteothers:
rwithouthatied,yetwithlcan-
dal of his neighbour.
If in aduerfitie and misfortu-
nes, he haue dcfircd death -, or
with furieand anger ftroketi or
curfed himfelf, or mentioned the
Diuel. ^
4 Geneul Cenfefionl 109
If he haue curfed othcrs,either
aliue.ordcad; and with what in-
tention.
, If he haue fowed difcord , or
icaufed enmitie between others >
|and what harme hath enfued
jtherof.
I If tor hatred or enuie , he hath
[been immoderately foric for the
good and profperitie of others,
[temporal or fpiritual jor hath re-
lioyced at anie harm , or notable
jdomage of others.
If in anger he hath offended
others with iniurious and contu-
melious words.
Ifhc haue flattered others,pray-
fingthem of any finful a<5t.
If with his euil example , or
counfei , or with prayfing that
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which was euil , or reprehending
that which was good, he hath
been caufc , that anic man left
anic good work which he had
begun , or if he haue induced to
anie finnc , or to perfeuerance
therin.
If be haue omitted to correct,
and admonifh anie perfon of anic
, iinrje, when he could^and proba-
bly hoped thereby the other's
amendment.
If he haue giucn receit ynto
out-layves, and murtherers , ot
with hiscounfel, and fauour , oil
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If he haue fpoken euil of his
neighbour , manifefting anie fc
cret fault of his, to difcrcdit bin,
or caufe him other harm.
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If he haue (broken iniuricufly
any Ecclefiaftical or Religious
perfon : wherinalfo there is Ex-
communication.
Qffbefxt, fir ninth Cenrnandmentsi
Thou (halt not commit Adul-
terie. Thou fhalt not defire
they Neighbour's wife.
IF he hath giuen confent to
anic carnal temptation.
If he haue taken delight deli-
berately in anie filthie cogita-
tion.
If he hath been negligent in
caftfng away euil cogitations,
when hcfeeleth himfelf in dan-
ger to giuc confent , or take de-
light in them*
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Ifhe hath fpokcn , or heard
vnhoneft words.
If he hath fcnt letters , mefia-
ges,to diilioneft ends &c.
If he hath vfcd vnehaft lookes,
behauiour , gefture , or apparel,
otday ning it to any euil end.
If he hath vfcd vnehaft tou-
ching, killing, embracing &c.
Ifhe hath committed anie car-
nal finne actually , wherin he
mud explicate the neceffarieck-
cunftanccs, as the perfons,whe-
ther they were Religious, or Se-
cular, vowed to virginitic, mar-
ried,orvnmarried,which mayag-
grauate the greatnes of the finne.
Ifhe hath not auoyded the oc-
cafions of this finne, nor armed
him againft temptations.
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Qfthefeaaemb, & tenth Cetnmarta-
ment. Thou flialt not ftealc.
Thou flial not defire thy
Neighbours goods.
IF he haue taken anie thing
which belonged vnto others,
by deceit or violence ; exprdJing
the quantitie of the theft \ and in
particular, ifhe haue taken anie
facred thing,or out of anie facred
place.
If he hold any thing of an o-
thers without the confentofthe
owner t and doth not reftorc it
prefently, ifhe be able.
If for not paying of his debts,
(when he is able) hiscreditours
haue fuftained any do mage.
If finding any thing , he hath
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taken the fame with mind to
keep it for himfelf > the like or
thofc things which happen to
come to his hands , which , kno-
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lfinbuylngor{elUng,hehath||
vfed any deccii in the ware.prtce, -
meafure, or weight.
Ifhehaue bought of thofe per-
fons which could not feU as ot
flaues , bond-men , or children |
^ffiaue bought things ttut|
he knew or doubted to haue been
ftolen ; or wittingly hath eaten
of anic fuch things.
If only in refped of ^ lin
vpontruft,hehathfoldfoi^ c
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then the iuft price ; or hath
bought for lefle then the price,
in;refpe& of payment made be-
fore hand.
If he haue had a determinate
wil to take , or to rctayne any
thing of other men, if be could;
or aifo if he haue had a deliberate
mind to gayne , or encrcafe his
wealth ( as men do ?fe to fay ) by
right or by wrong.
If he haue committed any fort
of vfurie, or made anie vfurarious
contract , or entred into any vn-
iuft traffick , or partnersfhip of
marchandifc.
If hauing wages or pay for
any work or office, he hath not
done it wel and faithfully.
If he haue defrauded feruants
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differred their payment to their
hindrance.
If he hauc moued any futc-in-
law againft iuftice ; or if in iuft
futcs he hath vfed any fraud or
deceit, that he might preuayle.
If he hauc played at prohibited
games j or if in gaming he haue
vfed, and wonne by deceit : or
hath played with pcrfons which
cannot alienate, as are children
vnder age,and fuch like.
If he haue defrauded any iuft
impoft,ortoles.
If he haue committed any Si-
monic in what fort foeuer.
I f he hauc defrauded the C hurch
of that which was due , as arc
Tithes, and fuch like.
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If by vnlawful meanes y and
cuil information , he haue gotten
anic thing that was not due vnto
him : or hath vniuftly hindred
others from the obtayning anie
benefit, or commoditic.
If be hauc giucn any help, or
counfel, or in whatfoeucr other
manner abetted fuch as haue ta-
ken other mens goods : or (being
able and bound therunto ) hath
not difcouered or hindred any
Theft.
Of the eight CommAndment :Thou
flialt not bearc falfe
Witnes.
IF he hauc borne any falfe wit-
nes in ludgement , or out of
Iudgement : or induced others to
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with notable prejudice, orhutc
of his neighbour.
If he hauc detraaed from the
good name* of others , impofing
falfely vpon them anie finne, or
exaggerating their defers,
lfhe haue murmured in w«-
ohtie matters , againft another
nun's life and conucrfaaon ■, el-
pecially of qualified perfons, as
Princes, Prelats, Religious, and
w omen of good name.
Ifhe haue giuen care willin-
gly to detractions, and murmu-
ring* againft others.
if he haue difclofcd any grie-
uous and fecret finne of others,
wherupon hath enfued infamic.
Which although h were true,and
dGetnrdlCcnfefiion. vy
not fpoken with euil intention,
yet is the fpeakcr bound to re-
ftorc the other's good name, blc-
mifliedbyhisouerfight.
If he haue vttered any fecret,
which was committed vnto him,
or which fecretly he came to fee
orheare : in which cafea man is
bound to reftore al domages ,
that afterward happen by fuch
reucali-ng.
If he haue opened other mens
letters vnlawfully, or for any euil
end.
If he haue rafhly iudged the
deeds or word* of his neighbour
taking in euil part that which
might haue been wcl interpre-
ted, and condemning him in his
hart of mortal finne.
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If he hanc promifed any thing
with intention to bind himfelf,
and afterwards without lawful
caufe hath omitted to obferue his
promife : which is a mortal finne,
when the thing, which is promi-
fcd,is notabie,or when(forwant
of the promife ) our neighbour
hath had any notable loflc or do-
mage.
Of the finne ofPride.
IF that good which he hath
(whether it beof Mind,ofBo-
- die , or of Fortune ) he hath not
acknowledged as of God , but
prefumed to haufcit of himfelf by
his proper induftrie;or if he think
to haue it of God yet prefumed
to haue it by reafon of his owne
merits , not giuing to God the
glorieofal. «
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] If he haue reputed vainely that
i'= he hath anie vertue which he
h;-. hath not, or to be that which he
4 is not, or more then that which
^l he is:defpifing others as inferiour
; vnto himfelf
If he haue gloried in anie thing
which is mortal finne: as to haue
I taken reuenge,or committed any
i |other finne.
i*| If to the end that he might be
l|fefteemed , and held for a perfbn
ijjof value, he hath vanted of any
®«ood , oreuil , which he hath
lone ( whether truly , or falfely )
pirfuhe iniurie of God, or his
(neighbour.
If he haue been ambitious, de-
firing inordinarily honours and
dignities &c. doing to that end
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not, with fcandal of his neigh- ' ;
bouc : or neglect to do that which
he ought, as tocorre&& reprehed
others > to conuerfe with good
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If hehaue ftubbomly impug-l-
ned the truth : or ,bccau(ehe|;
would not fubmit himfelf , orj;
feemeto bcconuinced,ifhehath|
obftinatety defended his manifeftj
errours, a^aioft his confeience, f
If through arrogancie he hath
defpifed others, doing any thing
for their dishonour and dcTpight.
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If for haughtinefTe and pride,
fie hath been at cxeefsiue charge
in Apparel, Seruants, Dyet ,and
other vanities not conuenient
tohiseftate.
CAthtrtdontofV, Vfacentius
Brum •ftk Sucietie'of IESVS.
Be mtndful From whence thou art
fallen, and doe Pennance. t^poc. i.
I coanfe! thee to buv of me sold
iire-tryed ^ that thou mayft be made
>ich j and mayft be clothed in white
garments , that the confufion of thy
Jiakednes appeare not; and witheye-
klue anoint thine eyes , that thou
niaift fee. I 3 whom I loue, doc rebuke
and^lijftife. Be zelous thcrefore^and
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there muft be ftirred vp in the wl |
a liucliezeale,& affection correfron- i
dent to the words •, which is not ioto
be vnderftood, that thefe Aa* are to
be made only when you take fenfible
contentment, and delight , andemoy
oreat plenty of fweet deuotion in ma- p
ting of them , but fo, that they be al- ,
waves made with a ferious defire and |
harty wishes to pleafe God , & prafliie
thevertue the Aftwherof you make.
And this is in euery ones power to ra
haue, through God's grace , though
hebeinneuerfogteatftenhtie , dry-
nes, and defolation. For the Wil an*
higher part of man is alwayes vei at
feaed.asoftenasitwilferiouflyplcale
God, though there be neuer Co great
repugnance in the appetite , or lower
part, fay Spiritual men.
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I. N. N. doeexprefly, anddi-
ftinctly belie ue al, and cuery
articleof theApoftles Creed,and
in fuch fenfe as holic Church vn-
derftandeth the fame. I belicue
that there be feaucn Sacraments,
and that they wereinftituted by
Chrift for the comfort of his
Church, to theend of the world;
and by the vertuc they haue from
him , they feme as conducts to
deriue, yea as inftruments to con-
ferre grace to the worihie recea-
uers. More particularly I belicue,
that in Bapufme there is remiflion
both of Original . and al other
unnc going before the ■ fame:
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ThatintheVenerablcSaCramctl
oftheEuchariftthctcisthcrc^
prefenceoftbeBlctfcdBodicand:
BloodofkfusitiySauicurvndct
the formes of bread 5 and wine:
life to thewcrthie communicant, ?
,nddeathtothofe,whovnwor ; |
thily prefume to eat thtroh I ■«
bclitucalfothatlamboundto
the keeping of God's Command-
as alfo the Ecclefiaftical law«
of the Church: and that eiietie
one ihalrtceatteofChtift the «ft
Ittdge, at the laft day, according
tohiswcrks^odoreml.Ultl!
1 belieue in- general whatloeun
jlBs ofVwue. tty
the Catholic k Church , ( tb$
filUrandgreund rftrtith z, Ttm.fy)
teacheth andcommande'h me to
belieue, as alfo i vtterly difallow,
and difclaime , what the fatnc
condemncth. This is the Faith
which I profeiTe, and whet in I
defireto be Found at the houre of
my death, & in the day of Iudge*
merit,
jtBs rf Hnpe.
I repofe al my trull, hopc s and
affiance in the mercies of God,
and in the merits of lefus Chrift,
in » and by whom I hope for re*
mifsion of my finnes,and reward
of mygood deeds,through vvhofc
goodnes 1 tfuft to continue his
fcruant to my Hues end , and at
whofc merciful hands after my
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deathlwaitfortheSaiuanonof
myfoule. Tftis i»j H* * M *P
Although euerje moment
f merciful Sauicur ) I commit
rnanyhnperfcaions,yetIhopc
gratious Lord , by your good
telp, to aniuc to Chnftun per-
fection. .
OLocdofinfimemercie.t
thete was ncuer (Inner that .did
calvpon thee, to vv horn ttiou
didft not ftiew mercicjioe I hope
thatthouwilthauemercievpon
me,callingvpDDtheewithalmy
hart. ' . .
Mh of Chatttte.
My Lord God , the chicfcft
Good of alhiscrcaturcs,in whom
alone is alexcelleacic, and ablo-
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lute perfection, I loue with al my
hart, with al myfoule , with al
my flrength, efteeming, and pri-
cing him aboue whatfocuer is not
himfelf, louing what els is to be
louedjn, and for the leue I bcare
to him.
Odeare Iefu King of al beau-
tie & giorie ! I wil no other inhe-
ritance but thee. Olcfumydefi-
red good ! doc not permit me to
lone anie thing but thee, and al
other things only for thee.
O mod vigilat Lord & keeper of
my foule! take now poilefsion of
this my hart, which was created
forthee, & pierce it withathou-
fand wounds of pure leue : that
I may euerlanguilhin moitfweet
borrow for thec 3 vpon whom de-
13 o otBs offer me.
pendcth al my good.
Dearc lcfu to thee I confe-
crate my hart : I befeech thee that
nothing created may pleafe me,
but that I reioyce only inlouing
of thy infinit Majeftie.
O life of my life, more beau-
tiful then al beauties created ! en-
flame me with a moft defiied
burning , after thy eternal
beauty.
O who wil giue me,my Lord,
that I may dye for thee i that by
my corporal death, my foulc may
be ingulfed in thee her reft , and
chaft bed-chamber of al diuinc
delight!
O my infinit Good ! I doe refi-
gne to thee al that thy liberality
hath befloyvcd vponme, that
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jherby I may pleafe thee; and
offer on the Altar of my hart my
felf in facrifice.
JtBs of hue towards our
Neighbour,
Moft merciful Lord, I befeech
thy infinit goodnes Co to illumi-
nate the harts of alfinncrs , that
they may come to doe true pen-
nance for their finnes, andfeeke
thee with al care , who art the
only good of our foulcs.
Forgiue , fwcet Sauiour , al
thofetharperfecuccme, & grant
that they may come to louc thee
in this life, and after death they
m *y for cuer enioy thee in
Hcaucn.
*ABs of Contrition.
O my Lord Iefus Chiift, true
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God,andMan,myCreatourand
Redeemer, thou being who thou
artandforthatllouethecaboue
althingsjtgrccuethmc from the
boctome of my Wt that I haue
offended thy Diuinc Maicftie.
Locherclfirmelypurpofc ncuer
tofinne any more, and to fly al
occasions of offending thee, alio
to confelle, and to fulfil the pen-
nance which fhal be emoyned me
for the fame. Andforloue of thee
I doe freely pardonc al mine ene-
mies 5 & doc offer my life words,
works,and afflictions in fatisfac-
tion for my finnes. Wherefore
I moft humbly entreat thee,ttni-
tine in thy infinit goodnes and
mcrcie, that by the merits of thy
moft ptctious Blood and Pafsion,
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and by the intercefsion of our
Bleflcd Lady , thy Immaculace
Mothcr,an,d of al thehoJic Saints
of Heauen,thou wilt pardon me,
and giue me grace to amend my
life, and to pcrfeuer therin to my
death. Amen.
Moft merciful Lord, I detcft
and abhorre al my finnes oneiy
for thy loue , and refolue to dye a
thoufand times rather then ofcd
j thee in any thing.
Merciful Lord, I detcft and re-
jnounlce al my finnes , forthat
[they arcdifpleafing vnto thee, &
refolue to doe particular pennace
1 for thy loue.
O that I might ( fwcet Iefu )
[with my bloud cancel my cnor-
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time tocome not to commie one
venial fmnc , although I might
gttine thereby al that is precious
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O fwect lefus I how it doth
diiVcafc me that 1 haue offended
thee! doe not fuffcr that in time
tocomel offend thee mote.
OlnfinitMateftie! 1 would il
it had been thy wil, that i ha
dyed before euer I offended thee t
Certainly in time to come t nil
dye a thoufand deaths , rather
then once to offend thee.
Ms tf mmtluie.
V N N. doeconfcflcmyfeir
to be a moftorecuous andvyrei^
chcdfinner,yeaavcric fink ol
iniquitie , who by reafon of ro|
manifold uafgtcfsions , and con-
*ABs of Virtu*. jij
tinual ingratitude , wherwith I
haue , and dayly doc offend my
glorious Crcatour , am no other-
wife then as a loathfomc , and a
vile carcafe to be throwne cut
from the light & focierie of men.
Notwithstanding fuch is the pa-
tience and longanimitie of my
Lord God,as contrarie to my de-
merits , I am yet endured to>
breath, and vouchfafed a roomc
( though vnivorthie the bafeft )
?monghis other creatures, being
in comparifon oftheverievvorft,
but a ftaync and a corruption :yca
as a vcrie counterfait , among
orient Pearles.
That my brethren, and others
|lvkh whom I liue and conueife,
doc better repute of me, it is by
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rcafon of their venue , and my
deep hypocrefie j their charitie in
Judging the beft of al,and my dif-
fimiilation , who endeauour to
conceale that from the eyes of
men, which is knownctomine
owne conference , and (alas) too
manifeft in the fight ofGod:yca
(hch is the corruption of mine
hart, and foe farce I am from an-
fwering to the good motions of
God's holie Spirit , & from a due
cooperation with his heauenhc
grace.as'euen my beft adios,and
thofc wherin I doe moft labour
to appcoue myfelf vnto him ,1
feare me doe taft too ftrong of
pride, vaine <>lorie, felf-louc and
hypocrefie, of which wercloncc
through God's mercie throughly
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purged, then haply might I,euen
from my hart defire , as I doe de-
ferue,to be contemned of al,and
to beaccounted not humble, but
( as I am iu truth) moft bafe,vile,
and contemptible.
Moft meek Sauiour,! confefle
here before thy prefence , that I
am more vile then anic ma lining.
O moft merciful Lord there
is net to be found in al the world,
a man foe vngratefuljor foe fa'uh-
les vnto thee as lam.
O merciful Lord, theeues and
robbers vpon the highways,
would haue fcrued thee in grea-
ter perfection then I doe, if they
had receaued foe many fauours,
andgtaces as it hath plcafed thy
DiuincMaieftie to beftow vpon
me.
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O moft benigne Lord,and my
Redeemer that al men did know
my vilcncs , and inifcrie , ro the
end they might difpife me, that
haue foe gricuoufly offended
thee.
An AB $f Obedience,
I. N. N. who of myfelf cannot
think fo much as a good thoughr,
doc nothwithftanding ftedfaftly
purpofc and refolue by the fpe-
cial grace and afsiitancc of God's
holy Spirit,to keep the lawes and
ftatutes of my God , and to walk
in the obedience of hiscommfid-
ineots to my Hues end : and that
not foe much in hope of reward,
or dtcad of punifhrnent, as for the
loue and bound duty which by
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demption I owe to his Diuine
Maieftie, who alone isthefoue-
raigne Good of al his creatures.'
And for fo much as holy Church
teacheth chat-their is no euil fo
great, as is the euil of/innc,nor
anie thing focontrarie to the Di-
uineGoodnes,therefore I humbfy
befeech him, whofe ferua4it I dc-
fire to be , rather to inflict anie
crofTe or calamicie vpon me, yea
to preuent me with corporal
death , before that malice doe
change my vndcrftanding, or that
lyeald confent to the alteration
of this my purpofe , which here
1 make to the honour of God,
the comfort of my foule, and in
the name of the BlerTed Trinitie,
fathcr,Sonne, andHclie-Ghoft.
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Merciful Icfu thy Diuine wii
benowandeuerfulfilHbecaufe
whatPcuerproccedeththerfrom
cannotbutbegood.howfocucr
ttanietimcitmayftcmeotbci-
wifc to fle(h& blood. Wherf ore
I.N.N.dcnyingmincowneVn-
deiaandtng,Scnc C> Wil,Appetue
andDcfucsiycadifclaymingal
intereftaod propriety in my icl^
doe commend into thy gracious
hands my foule and body togea-
therwithalguiftsofNaturcand
grace which thouof thy goodnes
haftbeftowedvponmcibcingrc-
folued henceforward not to ieeK
mine owne confolation , nunc
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ownc eafe,credit,or commoditie,
but in place thcrof to endeauouc
that in me thy wil alone may be
fulfilled, defiring, and as I truft
inal finccre & vnfayned affe&io,
that it may cuen goe with me in
al things litle & great , according
as thou, my Lord and Sauiour,
haft appointed. Therfore whe-
ther it be thy pleafure to fend me
ficknes or health , pouerty or
wealth , honour or contempt ,
profperitte or aduerfitie , libertie
or imprifonment , life or death,
welcome for thy namefafce be
they, and for that thou haft foe
willed and ordayned them.Onely
©rant that I may he partaker of
thy grace, and continue thy fer*
nam for eucr. But forfomuch as
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the Holie Ghoft hath pronoun-
ced, that the hait of wan is decea-
uable aboue al things, and thcr-
fore haft referued the fearchthcr-
ofvntotbyfelf : If then in anic
chamber or corner of my brcaft,
there remainc anic feif- wil , felf-
liking, or fecret refesuation con-
traricto this my abfolutc and cx-
prcffeAd of RcGgnation.let it
be thy merciful work fo to foot
out the fame , as that I may truly,
though not in the like degree of
pcrfe&ion, fay as thou , my Lord
and Sauiour didft vnto thy Father
in the Garden, the night before
thy pafsion , Now ficut ego yoh,
Not as I vvil,but as thou wilt,not
aiy wil, but thine be done.
Grant, fwect lefus, cuen for
\ABs of Verne* 143
thy Paffiv n fake , and the honour
ofthyfiue vvoundes,that i may
performc what by thy grace 1
haue thus refolued , humbly , fer-
uently, fauhfully,conftantly,and
farce more perfectly then 1 haue
purpofed the fame.
Jin JIB QfChaffim,
Moft pure Lord worthieofthe
entire loue of al harts , I refoluc
for thy loue to abftainc from
earthly delights.
^ Let my hart ( o Lord ) be made
immaculate, in thy fortifications,
that I be not confounded.
?f*l. 118.
vABs tf Tomtit,
Moft deare Lord I wil poflefle
noe other thing but thee, & what
1 haue only for thec.
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I44 JBscf Verne.
Doe not fuffer me, fweet ieiu,
to haue any affe&ion to riches,
honour , beauty ,or apparel , that
almydefiremay be after thee.
jiBs of Mft'mme.
Deare Sauiour,! refolue here-
after toeate and drink no more,
then dial be mecrly neceflary to
fuftaine this itiy body with force,
only to ferue thee.
Grant , fweet Sauiour ,that I
may neuer feck after exqmfite
meats,to plcafe my taft, but only
fuch things as are fuffiaentto fa-
tisfic, and maintayne life.
1 refolue, deare Lord, to chal-
tice this my bodie with hunger
and third •, to conforme myfelt
with thce,the more topleafe thee.
Ipurpofc(royLord)totake
r r away
^ UBs of Vermel 145
laway my afFeclion and defires
||from eating, and drinking , and
M to apply al my affections , aud
|§de(ires wholy vpon thee.
m jiBs ofMtldnes , Meelines t
■k and Vatience.
i Moft meek Sauiour hfuj Chri$ y
I doe refolue infallibly for the
time to come, to beare (as a meek
Lamb ) aj iniuries whatfoeucr
dial be done vnto me by my per-
fecutours,to conforme myfclf to
thee, in thy B.Paffion.
Moft fweet Sauiour, with thy
help, though I mould be impor-
tunatly prouoked to anger , yet I
would (hew a mild countenance
to fuch, as mould moleft me.
Doe not fuffer me 1 befeech
thee my Lord, to fcandalize, or
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difdalne my Neighbours, foranj
wronger dammage that may bt
doncvnro me by them.
Moft meek Lord , Idoe vn|
doubtedly purpofe before thee;
that if at any timel (hal be mole)
fted,apd afHiaed by any bedie,tc
■forget, and forgiuc it prefently,
andwholyforthyloue.
Moft meek Lord if any euo
fo great or grieuous trouble.
fhould befal me for the Catho
lick fa«h which I profetfe, I wJ
beare them with courage an'
patience for thy loue.
' Moft lowing Iefus , if thnf
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*A&s. of modepie.
Grant fweet Sauiour , that I
| neuer goe curioufly looking af-
'* tcr anie worldly beautie what-
focuer. I determine (Sweet Iefu)
neucr to look vpon any thing,
| that may inordinately diffract
1 my thoughts from thee , my infi-
nit good.
Grant me my God,to order my
fpeeches , guard my fenfes , and
coriipofedly carry my Cq\[c in al
| my outward behauiour and ac-
tions, with that modeftie , puri-
tie, and decen cie, as becometh
thy feruant , and one that is
fliould come vpon me infirmitic?||coniinually in prefencc of thee,
fikneffes* and griefes, yet wtull | an£ j a i ^ Sai j nts - in Hcauen.
1 fupport them with patience ici ;| ^ft s offiltrue.
thyloue, i'j Moft Modcft Sauiour Ufm
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148 Ms >f Verne.
Cbrtft , keep I bcfcech thee my m
mouth , that I may not offend |
thee with my tongue. J-|
Grant fvveet Sauiour , that I I
ma y be fo diligent in the kee- \\
ping of my tongue , that there |'|
may not efcapc me anie one J
word that is not neceflaric, and ! -«
profitable for my neighbours.
JBi of gratitudt.
Mod fweet Lord,l render vnto
youinfinit thanks for your grea:
mercie and benefits , as wel natu-
ralas fupernatural, which out of
your great goodnes you hauebe
{towed vpon me.
O molt merciful Lord ! what
is al that euer I can doe in recom-
pece of the infinic benefits which
you haue done me, in my Crea
'oiBsofVevm, 149
tion, Iuftification,Conferuation,
with other helps and infpira-
tions?
O moft defircd Lord ! at this
inftant according to my deferts,
I mould be burning in the ar-
dent flames of Hel, if out of thy
infinit mercie thou hadft not de-
liuered me ; what thanks then
fhal I render for foe Angular a
fauour ? Moll merciful God ! in
the beft manner that I know, or
can, I cal to our Lord and Sa-
uiour Iefw Cbri/i , the B. Virgin,
and al the Quires of Angels, and
fouls of the iuit in Heaucn , and
earth j befeeching them that they
would helpc me to render the
thanks which I owe for thy in-
finit benefits rcccaued.
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JBs 9f magnanimity.
Giue me fwcctlefu , an heroi-
Calhart, and ful of valour , that
I may produce the higheft a&s
of vertue to thy honour;
Moft fweet Sauiour I dcfpifc
al honour and ipplaufe of the
world; al I defirc is , to put them
▼nder my feet , that my arfe&ion
being fcperated from earthly
things , I may more ferioufly
ferue thee.
O Iefu my deare Lord and Sa-
uiour ! I moft ardently defire to
gaine ( at lcaft with thy grace I
wil endeauour to imitate ) the
loue of S. Vanl, the patience of
$. lob, and the teares > contrition,
and forrow for my iinnes , that
had S.M*rieM*gdaUnt } the more
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Moft gratious Lord \ al thofe
things and difficulties, w hich lhal
reprefent thcmfelues vnto me in
the acquiring of venues , I wil
embrace them with courage
only for thy loue. *
*dn^8ofPerfew4t}ce.
Let me, my Lord I befeech
thee , rather dye ten thoufand
deaths , then be feperated from
thee , and the vnkie of the Ca-
tholick Church. Grant me my
Lord,that I may perfcuer in faith-
fully feruing thee, this day and
euermore.
*ABs of Mortification are
Now and then to difeafe the
body , ftanding vpon the feet
when one de/ircth to fit , proftra-
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ting himfelf when he defireth to
fhrxlvpright^iftinghimfelfcv.p,
and ftretching forth the armes in
formeofaCroffe, when he fee-
kth flouth , and defireth to leane
to any thing ; depriuing himfelf
of feeing that which hee defireth;
and of fpeaking whenoccaiions
ate offered ; depriuing himfeif of
fomebits of his diet, which doc
pleafehimmoft, and finally exe-
cute the fword of mortification
of Ufa ChrtB our Lord againft al
fclfwil and inordinate appetits.
jLu internal J 8 of Martyvdome.
I N.N. doe willingly and from
my hart (asfarrc as my felfe can
fee into the fame ) renounce my
goods, my fame , my kinred , and
fricds,ycathe whole world with
JI&sq Vettue, 155
whatfocuer is moft deare vnto
me ' y and here in the prefence of
God and his Angels , doe offer vp
my felfe, to the flieeding of the
laft drop of my blood, yea and
giuing of foe many Hues ( if ic
Yverepoflible I had them) as there
be haires vpon my head , for, and
in defence of the Catholick
Faith , and cuerie point therof j
asalfoin the maintenance of any
other pious and iuft caufe:which
death I doe ioy fully and conten-
tedly fuffer , not [oe much in re-
gard of that good w hich through
God's mcrcic finl therby re-
dound vnto my foule, as chiefly
to the honour of the B.Trinitie,
Father, Sonne,andHolie-Ghoft.
And this my h& of Martyrdoms
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] doc here make foe expreffe and
effe&ual , as on my pare 1 know
nothing wanting therunto. But
if in the fight of Almightie God,
who fcarchcth the reines , and
better knowcth what is in my
hart then my fclf , it be any wife
defe&iue or imperfca, 1 befeech
him of his mercie to fuppfy what
is wanting thckunto,fo as 1 may
truly fay with that holy Father,
and B. Martyr S. Cyprian :Mat-
t yr turn amm* , n?n ammu^MdYtym
dit$ y Martyrdome may be wan-
ting to my mind , but my ffiind
neuer to Martyrdome.
|devovt prayers
I SOME DAYLY
|| tobefayd,othersatconue-
1 nient opportunities.
I An Exhortation to prayer , out
I of S. Uhn Cbryfoflome.
IT ftadeth with our duty, and is very
profitable that we employ al the
time of our life in Prayer, that thereby
our harts may continually receaue the
fweetdeaw of God's grace j wherofal
perfonshauc no lefte need , then trees
and hearbs haue need of the moifture
of waters. For they cannot bring forth
fruit, except the rootesbe comforted
| with moyfture : in like manner it is
| importable for vs to be replenished
I with the beautiful fruits of Pietie , if
:| our harts be not refreshed by prayer.
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Euen as a cittiethatis notfortifycd
with ftrongand fufficient walles,eafily
may fal into the hands of the enemiei
fo doth the Diuel as eafily furprife &
fubdue to his power the fbule,thatis
not defended with prayer; and filleth
it with al kind of wickednes.
Tel me, I pray thee, how canft thou
behold the Sunne, if thou doft not firft
honour him , that made thine eyes to
fee that moft beautiful light i How
canft thou goe to table to eate, if thou
doft not firft honour him , who giueth
and furnishethvs daily with neceflarie
fuftenance, and other great benefits?
How canft thou truft to paflethe dark
night without danger, if thou defend
not thy (elf with prayer?
The enemie, who continually goeth
about to fpye whom he may find vnar-
med and entrap him , feeing a foule
guarded with pi ayer , retircth prefent-
ly, as a theef that fees the fword rea-
die drawnc againft him.
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He that wil haue his prayer fly vp
:oGod , let him make it two wings,
: afting and Almes-deedss and it wii
|rnountfpcedily , and gracioufly be
leard.
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exercife.
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J prayer n be fay d 'when we rife.
IN the Name of the Father , &
of the Sonne,and of theHolie
- Ghoft. Amen. In the Name
)f our Lord lefus Cbtifi crucifyed
I doc tife ; he bleffe me > gouernc
le, k?ep me, faue me,and confir-
^ncinalgood works, this day &
"ueimorc, and after this mifera-
)le life, bring me to life euerla--
ting. Amen.
Inputting m our dppdrel.
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O fwcct Iefu to the end that
the flume of my finf al foule may
not be feene ,couer and cloth the
fame with the guifts of the Hoiic
Ghoft, and with the ornaments
of Grace and vcrtue.
Bsin* tppdrrtlUJ pr*y as fvlhweth
In the Name of the Father, &
of the Sonne, and of the Hok
Ghoft. Amen. Blefled be the ho.
licandvndeuidcdTrinitic.noff
and for euer more. Amen.
Our Father which art in Hea-
uen, hallowed be thy namc.Th)
Kingdome come. Thy wil be
done in earth as it is inHeauen.
Giuevs this day our daily bread jj
And fovgiue vs our trefpalles , as
we foroiue them that trefpaw
a^ainftvs. And lead vs not into
DifmtVrdjers, jrg
temptation. But deliuer vs from
curl. A men.
Haile Marie ful of grace, our
Lord is with thee ; Blefled art
thou among women, and Bldled
is the fruit of thy womb , h\m %
Kolie Marie mother of God,
pray for vs finners now, and in
the home of our deah. Amen.
t belccue m God the Father
Almightie, maker of Hcauen
and earth. And in tefus chnfilm
only Sonne, our Lord. Who was
cocceaued of the Holie-Ghofr,
horae of the Virgin Marie. Suf-
fered vnder Ponce Pilar , was
"ucifyed, dead and buried. He
fended into He], the third day
nev.oftagainefromthedeaJ. He
tended into Hcauen % and fu-
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O fwecc Icfu to the end that
the flume of my fmfulfoule may
not be feene , couer and cloth the
fame with theguiftsofiheHolie
Ghoft, and with the ornaments
of Grace and vertuc.
Bein^ appdrrelled puy as fvlloweth.
In the Name of the Father, &
of the Sonne, and of the Holic
Ghoft. Amen. Blefled be theho-
lie and vndeuidedTrinitie, now
and for euer more. Amen.
Our Father which art in Hca-
uen, hallowed be thy name. Thy
Kingdome come. Thy wil be
done in earth as it is inHeauen.
Giue vs this day our daily bread,
Andforgiue v s our tref partes , as
we focgiue them that trefpaiie
a*ainft vs. And leadvs not into
temptation. But dcliuer vs from
euil. Arnen.
Haile'Marieful of grace, our
Lord is W f:h thee j Blefled art
tnoiumong women, and Bleilcd
« the fruit of thy womb , Ufa.
HoJie Marie mother of God
Fayforvs/Innersnovv,andiu
^ehouieofourdeaih.Amen.
. I he ceue in God the Father
Almightie , ma kcr of Hcauen
■dearth. And in Ufa Cbnfi his
0n, y Sonne, our Lord. Who was
conceaued of the Holie-Ghoft
home of the Virgin Marie. Suf-
tod vnder Ponce Pilar , was
cruafyed, dead and buried. He
tended into HeJ, the third day
^lofeagainefromthedead. He
tended into Hcauen , and fic-
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160 Devout Vr dyers,
teth at the right hand of God the
Father Almighty. From thence
he fhalcome toiudge the quick
and the dead. I beiceue in the
Holic-Ghoft. The holie Catho-
lic k Ohurch , the Commu-
nion of Saints. The forgiucnes
of finnes. The Refurre&ion of
the flefli. And life euerlafting.
Amen.
I confeire me to Almighty
God s to the Blefled Virgin S. Ma-
rie to the Blefled S.Michael the
Archangel, to the Blefled S. Iohn
Baptift, the holie Apoftles Peter
and Paul , and to al Saints in
Heauen,that 1 haue verie much
finned in thought, word, and
work, through myfault,through
my fault , through my mod hai-
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nous fault. Therfore I befecch
the Blefled Virgin S. Marie, the
Blefled S. Michael the Archan-
gel, the Blefled S.Iohn Baptift,
the holie Apoftles Peter & Paul,
and al Saints in Heauen to pray
formevntoour Lord God.
Almightie God haue mercie
vpon vs, and al our finnes being
forgiuen, bring vs to euerlafting
life. Amen.
Almighty and Merciful Lord,
giue vntovs pardon, abfolution,
and remiflion of al our fljines.
Amen. Vouchfafc 6 Lord to
keepe ys this day without flnne.
Be merciful vnto vs 6 Lord , be
merciful vnto vs,Iet thy mercie, 6
Lord,be y pon vs,eucn as we haue
hoped in thee.
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O Lord heare my prayer, and
let my crie eome to thee.
^A deuout prajer to God the Father^
God the Sonne , and God the
HuUe-GUfl.
O moil benignc Father, 6 Fa-
ther moft worthie to be prayed
vnto i I moft roiferablc wretch,
doe offer vnto thee for al my
fmnes , which 1 confeflc arc
many and vile , and for the finnes
of the world the bitter paflion
and death of thy Sonnc,ourLoL'd
and Sauiour Itfus Chrift, I offer
his labours* his failings, his wca-
rines, his watchings, his prayers,
htstcareSjhis bumilitiehisboun-
tjfulnes,his patience and hischa-
ritie-, I offer his vexations, and
troubles of mind, his anguifhes,
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Deuout Vyjyers, 163
his contumelies , his paincs his
whippings , and his woundes;
I offer al the drops of his moft
pretious bloud : I offer the me-
rits of his moft fweet Mother and
Virgin Marie , and al the holie
Saints.
O moft Blefled Iefus my Re-
deemer I piue thee humble
O
thanks for thy innumerable be-
nefits which thou haft granted
and giuenvntome, being moft
vnworthie,and doft daily beftow
vpon me : For thy moft facred
Incarnation, chaftNatiuity , thy.
holie life and conuerfation, thy
moft bitter Paflion, and the effu-
fion of thy moft pre&ious bloud,
and for thy death which was
moft ignominious Make me I
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bcfeech thee partaker of al thy
merits , and grant that through
the diligent imitation , and fol-
lowing of thy venues , I may be
fouod a liuely branch in thee,
who arc the true vine.
O Holic-Ghoft my Comfor-
ter I commend to rhee my foule
and body, the beginning and end
of my life. Grant me a good en-
trance and beginning \ giue me
grace to doe true pennancc, that
I may be hardly forry for my
fin lies , -and from them ( by the
vcrtue of thy holie name) I may
be p'K ifyed , before I dtpart hece
from this mortal body. I thac am
corrupt and blind in my affec-
tions and deftres , and in mine
owneiudgement am eafily ouer-
Detuut Vrayersl l£$
come, eafily I doe erre , and am
eafily feduced and flluded : wher-
fore to thee (o Lord ) I wholy
commit and offer my felfc. De-
fend and keepe me thy vnvvor-
thy feruant fromal euil , teach
and illuminate my mind >ilreng-
then my weak fpirit againftpu-
fillanimitie , and fuperfluous
fcrup!cs of confeience, and keep
it humbie,that itfal not into pre-
sumption. Giue me right Faith,
iaimoucablcHope, Sincere and
.perfe&Charity^hatl may fweet-
Jy delight in thee, I may loue thee
hardly, and cuery where I may
fulfil thy holie wil , and pleafure.
Q holie and Bieifed Trinitie,
Cod omnipotent , I commend
vnto thee al my buftnes both
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fpiritual and corporal. I comcnd
ynto thee ray Benefaftours , my
Neighbourly Finds,my Fami-
liars, and al for w home I ought
to pray j althofc which haue de-
urcd , or doc defire my prayers.
I commend vnto thee the whole
Catholick Church :renew in k,
I befcech thee purine of life,
grant that each one may correcl
himfelf , nouri/h and keep amog
them that are members of the
lame Church mutual charity ,and
.continually to loue thee. Such as
doeerrc calback into the way of
faiuation, extinguiih al Here-
«es , and conuert thofe to the
knowledge of thy faith, which
as yet doe not know thee. Com-
fort and lift vp al thac are ciou-
; 1
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DeuoHtVydyen. 16 j
bled in mind and Confciencc, &
fuchas areoppre|Ted with temp-
tations and Calamities. Amen.
Prayers to our B. Ladte.
O BleiTed Marie , o moft fwsct
Virgin , haue pitty on me moft
vile (inner. I falute and honour
thee 6 BleiTed Ladie ; obtaine for
me of thy BleiTed Sonne , ful re-
miflion of al my finnes : obtaine
for me perfect mortification, and
forfakingofmy felf; obtaine for
me vertue and true humility , pa-
tience, charity , refraining and
temperance of my tongue , and
of my fenfes-, obtaine for me pu-
rine, fimplicitie, andfreedome of
mind , and that I may be one ac-
cording to the harts defue of thy
Sonne. Amen.
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O my Lady holic Marie I «-
commended my felf into thy
blcflcd truft , and lingular cufto-
dy , and into the bofomc of thy
mercie this day and dayly,
and in the home of my
death, as alfo my foule and my
body , and I yeald vnto thee al
my hope and confolation, al my
diftrefles and miferies, my life,
and the end thcrof , that by thy
moft holic imerceffion , and by
thy merits , al my works may be
dircacd,& difpofed according to
thin^&thy Sonncswil. Amen.
O holie Marie we pray and
befeech thee , mother of thine
only begotten Sonne Icfus, that
thougraciouilyhearevsinal our
needesandncctffities , andleaue
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Ivs not cOnfortleiTe , nor alone
without help , in that dreadful
day and hourc , when our foules
flial goe out of our bodies, but
affift and help vs, that we may
then fafely come , and enter in at
thegates of Paradife,and that wc
may ftand before the fight of
| God , and haue that confoi table
I [and ioyful beholding of his blef-
|fed vifage, that is ful refection of
nal Saintes , in body and Soule.
JAmen.
mntheldwnm^at Koone^ndWgbr,
When thfgm of the Jlue-Bell Is
gmn (or though no fignebe
S iucn > or heard ) m honour of
| W SAMBut's IncarnAtion , and
I MrBlfjfedUJyJjy
The Angel of our Lord'de-
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clarcdvnto Marie -, and {lie con.
ceauedcf.heHolie-Ghoft.H^
Behold the handmayd or our
Lordibe it vnto me according to
thy word. Batk Mane &c.
And the Word was made
fleih, and dwelt in vs. HvkMM
Tlnfuytr.
We befeech thee , 6 Lord,
roo/re forth thy grace into our
mindes, that we who know the
Incarnation of Chrift thy Sonne,
the Angel declaring it , may w
brought by his Paffion and
Croile , vnto the glotie of Re
fmrtdion. Through Chriit thc|
Same our Lord. Amen.
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\A prayer to our Angel
I G *ydun %
\ I befeech thee, 6 rny moft holie
I Angelical Spirit, vnto whom I a
jmoft vnwonhie (inner am com-
mitted for my faftie and prefer-
ring, that thou wouldeft conti-
nually protect, defend , keep,and
igUard me from al incurfions of
the Diuel , whether I flecp or
|wakc , or whatfoeuer 1 lhal be
Joing. Driuefromme,0 Blefled
[Guardian, by the vertuc of the
Iholie Cro iTe al the power of Sa-
ltan : and for that my defer ts do
lnot any way deferue the fame,
[obtaine be thy prayers of the
oft high Iudge, my Lord and
5auiour,that the wicked fiend
Jmayhaueno place in me. And
§
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iy% Dwut ffdyifS.
when at anic time thou (halt per- w
ceaue me through frailty , or o-
thcrwifc to decline from the way
of venue to vice $ endeauour to
bring me backby the path of iuf-
ticeto mySauiour.And in what
tribulation or ftraits foeucr thou
(halt perceaue me to be , let mc
prefently feelc the help and com-
fort of Almighty God , by tby
pious interceffion and ayd.
Amen, i
JL fuytt t$ th SAi»t,m fdtron( 9
w Vjtronejje,
HolieandBlclTed Saint N. I
Humbly befcech thee that thou
wilt hauc me poorer nd wretched
(inner, in remembrance , before
the face of my God and Sauiour,
that by thy merits and intcrccl-
Detmt Prayers, \n*
/ions, I may beprefefued from ai
dangers , bodilie and Ghoftlie,
that I may daily encreafe more
and more in vcrtuc and good
workes : and at the houre of
my death and. departure out of
this world vouchsafe to fuccour
& defend meagainftthe atfauks
and deceits of mine enemies, zni
bring my foule , deliuered and
made free from al tribulation , to
theioyesofthe Heauenly Pata-
dife. Amen.
•A prayer to Mth Saints.
Alhaile^echolie Saints of
God which now haue pafled oucr
thetroublefome fca of this nicr-
talitic, and haue attained to the
hauen of eucriafting tranquilities
peace, and fecmitie, which hauc
I
rfA DeueutVydyers.
dcfcrued to be made fellowcsfc
partakers of the heaucnly ioyes:
beina now without care for your
{Hue's be ye careful for vs,
vouchfafe to be our aduocatcs,
and aouemers ; pray vnto our
Lord'for me , that through your
interceffion and merits I may in
thislifcobtaine grace, and at the
home of my death , my foule de-
parting in fafc and blefled ftate,
may arriuc at the fure port ot
eternal glorie , where you with
God almighty do raigne world
without end. Amen.
ji fraytr to al the Mgw-
Al haile ye BlelTed Angelical
fpirits , which with moft fweet
melody doe prayfe and gloiny
pur Lord, and of his glorious
i
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%
Deuout TrjyerL if*
pretence do continually reioyce:
haue pittie and companion vpon
me poore wretch : and thou es-
pecially 6 holie Angel , the kee-
per and Guardkn of my Soule &
body, vnto whom by thefpecial
commandment of God , I am
committed, I befecch the to exe-
cute thine office towards me, di-
ligently and faithfully , and to
keep defend, and protect me this
day from al euil, vifible and inui-
fible;Amen.
. JL Blefimg to be vfed at the end
of prayer.
The Imperial Maieflie of God
MefTe one. The Regal Diuinity
protect me. The cuerlafting Dei-
tie keep me. The glorious vpitie
tomfort me. The incomprcnen-
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Iy5 Deuout 'Prayers.
fible Goodne* dii:c<5t me. The
power of the Father gouerne
me. The wifdome of the Sonne
quicken me. The vertue of the
Holie-Ghoft illuminate me, and
be with me. Amen.
A (Y*)tt to be vfec!iffhfn'W&
begin oitracti$ns.
Preuent we befeech thee , o
Lord, our a&iosis by thy Spirit
aflifting vs, and in helping for-
ward profecute them : that al our
pvaycrsand works may begin al-
Vvayes from thee, and begun by
thee may be ended. Through
Ciifift our Lard. Amen.
V?
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IACVLATORIE PAYERS
often in the day to I e repea-
ted according to the diuer-
fity of opportunities , and oc
caiions.
§. 2.
THefeenfuing, or fuchlikeafpf-
rations, if they be frequently rei-
terated , either vocally , or only men-
tally,*hat fruit they bring, and how
efficacious they are to gaine perfediori
and tranfport the mind , and carry \[
vp from earth to Heauen, the expe-
dience of many nath proued, and wil
better teach then words can exprefie.
They are called iacuiatory or darting
payers, becaufe (amongft other rea-
sons ; m a moment they pierce the
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1 7S beuoutVraym.
Heauerfs, and prefent our requefh to
Almi"htieGod,tertif/in2 the ardent
deli res , and holy affections of a Smile
onty Peeking and thirfting after the
fountaine of al perfection , goodnes,
fan^litie^ beautie 3 fweetnes, knowled-
ge &c, afpiringonly toioue and enioy
him , in whomc only, and from whom,
areal motiuesand incentines of holic
loue, and finnlly only wishing to haute
it's conuerfation amonaft the Saints
and Angels in the Heauenly King-
dome j the Kingdome of eternal flap*
pines y the Kingdome of God hirafclf:
of which Kidgdome we shai, if we wil,
be ioint-heires with tefus Chriftiht
Sonne of God , and ragne with kira,
and triumph with him $ which he
grant Amen.
iactttatorie payers.
Bkffed be the Name of our Lord
God from henceforth , now > 4ni far
euer. PfaL m.
M
Dwut fray en. xyp
My God and al : My God andai f
giue me thyfelf ! Nothing hut thy
What is to me in Heauen ? and
hefides thee (m^God) what Would
1 vp on earth* Pfal. 72,
Not my wil,o Lord, but thine he
fulfilled; thy -ml be done in eavh,<u it
tsin Heauen.
Lord before thee is al my defirc t
Pfal. s 7.
Let al tranfitory things, Lord,
become Vile vnto me,andletal things
that are thine be deare -vnto me ; and
thou, c God, about al. S. Thorn.
froue me$ Lord and tryme\burne
{ with thy Uue ) my reynes and try
hart ! Pfal. 25.
for fake me not, Lord my Godje*
fart not from me t Attend ymo my
180 Demut Prayer si
beipo Lord, the God of my Salvation]
Pfal. 37.
Let my hart be made immaculate
in thy iuftifications , that I be not con-
founded. Pfal. 118.
To thee 9 § Lord, I bane lifted vp
toy fottle : my God in thee is my confi-
dence. Pfal. 24.
Create a clean* hart in tneoGod:
/nd renew a right fpirit in my bowels,
Pfal. 50;
Uju Some of Dauid haue mercit
ypon me.
Lord thou {mwefl al things , thsH
knowejl that that I hue theii
John ii.
1 Wtl alwayes bleffe 9$tr Lord : his
praife ( shal be ) tuer in my mttttk*
Pfal. sr.
Bit fled art thou 7 Lord , in tk
firmament
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fimmfrfyeis. ig,
firmament ofHeauen ,■ and pray fed,
*»dglorified 9 and extolled for em.'
Cant. 5. Tuer.
let euerie Spirit pray fe our Lord.
Pfal.ijo.
fearce my fash ( m God ) with
Bauemercie inmt % S God >a ccou
dwgtt thy great mercie. .And accor-
ding to the multitude of thy com-
Htrations tafy aW*y my iniquitie.
Pfal. 50.
Why art thonfomwful my feule*
<nd why do(l thou trouble me ? hope
l G <foryetlwd C onfeffe^nt t
hope m htm. Pfal. i ? .
«!*f, hide me m thy Wonndes.
M
I
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that t could alwayes remernbtt
tvjUft end , and ft neuer offend wj
UrdGod\
S.hal not myfoule befubiect ( id
obedient ) to G<id\ Pfah 6$.
Heale me , ° Lord 9 andl shalk
hed'ed :f*ue me 9 and I sbal be fautl
Hier 17.
Lord , if thou mh thou canfl mb$
tne clean*. Mat. 8.
Ufus and his bUfj'td mother be will
tne »'/W, *«</ *' the home if my death,
Into thy hands yftveei i>autm y l
commend myiouh*
Not tovs,o Lord, not toy*, but It
thy name gi*e the gloYte. PfaL 13.
By the jigne ofthecrofje fr-m our
enimm our Lord dehuer vs. Offic,
Cmc.
Virgin Marie, Tdi t ;ir of God, f U)
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to leftts for ys. Virgin Mother !
holie Marie, Mother of our Lord
Jefus Chrifl , obtaine for ys $4ce of
repentance , and amendment of our
hues * and beat eys , and pray for v%
we befeech thee Lady.
Illuminate ( • my God} mine eyes
that I pep not in death ( offinne J at
ame m«f. Pfal. 12.
KiW/c w;>& *the fire of the Hol>e
Gho(i our raineS] & om harts, Lord$
that with cbafl body we may ferue
thee, and with pure hartpleafe thee*
Kow battel begun i {abetter life)
this is the change of the hand of the
B/^btf. Pfal. 75.
Vroue me Lord , and know my
hart: examin me , and tyoW my
pathes. .And fee if the Way ofimqui-
tie be in me , and conduct me in the
i% 4 Demnt Vrayers.
euerlafling "Way. Pfal. i$8.
What shal I render ynto our Lorl
for al things thathe bath rendred u
roe? Pfal 115,
my Lordleftts, I am your fertttt,
1 am your bondfldne, & the Vondptt
ofym [acred Mother,
Oalyt SahtsofGod youcbfafett
make intercefiien for the S aluation «/
ys,andofaL
fray for vs «S Holy Saint N. th
we may be made Worthy of the fc*
tnifes of ChriB.
deare lefus , as I defire, and a
wiih my while hart I cram, (0 gi«
me thy holte and chafi lout, which mi)
replenish , andtak , and pojfejfe ml
wholyl Aug.
due me, Lord God, a wdtctfA
hart, that no curious cogitation mj
m
Deuoutfyayen. ig$
lead me aw ay from thee. S. Thorn,
Gramme, 6 Lord my God , that I
may rehiceor beforryfor nothing,but
that wbicbleadeth ynto thee or aw>ty
from thee. Idem.
my Truth, my God, make me one
Withthee in perfect charity ! Gerf.
Ufu grant me grace inwardly to
dread thee, andnefchue thofe things
wherby I might offend thee.
Draw me, b Lord, to thee by perfect
lorn and chanty.
'Place al thy confidence ( my foule )
in thy Gad , and let him by thy hue,
and thy f ear e. Gerf.
my God that I could feme thee
and hue thee as thy Angels and
Saints in Heauen doe ! andahvayes
remember that thou art truly pnfent
With me.
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igtf DeuoutVrayersl
Hauemercieon thefouki inVur^
gaiorie, for thy bitter pafionjbefeech
thee i and for thy glorious name left*.
When, my God, shal I receaue thee
with due deuotion in the Sacrament of
the klwlJh why comefi thou not
now with the fame venue fliritually
vntome\
let thatioy he wearifeme to nte^j
God,which is Without thee: andltt
me not de fire any thing that ts out cf
thee. S. Thorn.
Deustibife. TuteDeo.
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AN EVENING
cxcrcifc* §.3.
T N the Name of the fathered
1 of the Sonne, and of the ttolie
Bettout VrayerT. 187
Ghoft. Amen. BlefTed be the holy
and vndeuided Trihitie,now, and
cuex, and world without end.
Our Father. Haile Marie. I
belieue in God. I cofefle me &c.
as in the Morning Exercife,
*An Euening Vrayer. Ex
virid. Spirit.
Almightie and euerlafting
God , 1 yeald the itioft haitic
thanks for that thou haft vouch-
fafed of thy great metcie & good-
nes, to preferue me t,his day from
aleuil. And befeech thee moreo-
iier for thy bitter death and paf-
fion , moft mercifully to forgiue
me wretched (inner al mine of-
fences, that this day I haue com-
mitted by thought word & deed:
and hereafter to preferue and
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188 Dtum frayirTi
keepe me from al danger as ft el
of body as of foule , to the end I
may life again* in health,to praife
the name of thy Maieity, and Joy-
fully feme thee in thanks-giuing,
with a chaft body, and a cleane
hart. Amen.
Jin other prayer for tie night.
O Lord God & my Heauen-
lic Father , for afmuch as by thy
Diuine ordinance the night ap-
proeheth,and darknes begin neth
toouerwhelmetheearth,& time
rcquireth that we giue our fehies
to bodilie reft & cjuietnes,! yeald
vntotheemoft hartie thanks for
thy louing kindnes which haft
vouchfafed to preferue me this
day , from the danger of mine
enemies, to giue me my health tt>
,'Jb
®
DmutVrdyeru igp
feed me , & to fend me al things
jicceflarie for the comfort of this
wy poore and necdie life. Imoft
humbly befeech thee for Iefus
Chriftsfake, that thou wilt mer-
cifully forgiue meal that I haue
this day committed againft thy
fatherJie goodnes,eith er in word,
deed ,or thought; and that thou
wilt wouchfafc to fhadow me
this night vnder the comfortable
wings of thy almightie power, &
defend me from Satan, and from
a! hiscraftie afTaults, that neither
he, nor anie of his minifters haue
power ouer either my bodie or
my foule. But that although my
bodie through thy benefite en-
ioyeth fwcet & pleafant fleep,yec
mySoule may c©ntinually watch
2<?€> Deuout Puyers.
ynto thee,thinkof thec,delight
in thec , & euermore praifc thee:
that when the ioyful light of rhe
day rcturneth according to thy
godlie appointment, I may rife
againe with a faithful foulc , and
vndefifed bodie and fo afterward
hehauc my felf al my life-time ac-
cording to thy blelTed wil and
commandment, by calling away
the works of darknes,and put-
ting on rhe armour of light , that
men feeing my good works , may
thcrby be prcuoked to glorif/e
thee my hcauenhc Father , vv hit k
with thy onlie begotten Sonne
Iefus Chrift our onlie Sauiour,
and theHolie-Ghoft, that mod
fweet co m forter,liucft & raignefi
one, true, and eucrlafting God,
Smutty ay tff. \$i
Wbrld without end. Amen.
JL prayer to our B. Lady.
O benigne and mod fweet
Lady , mod meeke,moft mild,
and mod gracious : obtaine
forvs B.Virgingrace,&ftrength
to withfland and oucrcorne al
our enemies, ghoftly and bodilie,
vifiblc and inuifiblc : that after
thecourfe of this fiiort life , we
may by thy gratious help attains
euerlaftiuglifein the Kingdome
of Heatien, where we may with
thee, Holie Virgin , euermore
dwel, and with al Holie Angels,
Archangels, Patriarchs,and Pro-
phets , Apofties and Martyrs,
confellburs.Virginsj&widowes,
Worlhiping glorifying , and ma-
gnifying our B. Lord, and thee
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Dwntfrt'ytfs. ip5
^|whertlnto wc are moft inclined.
p, To crane pardon humbly of
JJGod for Amines and defedte*
jwherof we find ourfelues guilty.
To make a firmc purpofe
hrough God's grace to auoid
inne her after , with intention to
ftohfcfle tfcofe whcriii we hauc
trarifgreflTe^
Laftly fay Pater nofter, Aue
Maria. Credo.
The grace of our Lord lefta
.M Chtf, the vertucof his moft glo*-
rious Paflion , the figne of the
Holie Cro(Te , the integritie of
the B, Virgin Marie, thebleffing
of al Saints , and the prayers of
altheEle&ofGodjbe betweenc
me and al mine enemies , viiiblc,
and inuifible , now and in the
R
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191 Deuontfraym.
Holie Virgin , in cuerlafting
blifle without end. Amen.
Ji prayer to our (hoddngel.
I befecch thee O 8cc. as in tk
Morning Exercipt.
The mdntter of examining our Cm*
fcience, daily to be tfecJ, at
Icafl at Kighn
r» To giuc God thanks for al be^
nefits formerly rcceaued, and ef-
pecially of that prcfent day.
1. To demaud grace and true
light, to know and hate our fin-
nes.
3. To cal our foules to accounr,
wherim we haue that day offen-
ded God : hauing fpecial con-
fideration vnto fuch dcfelts
wherunto
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home of my death. Amcn.~
Atcept moft Clement God by
the prayers and merits of B. Ma?
ric euer a Virgin, and of al Saints,
men and women,the office of our
feruice ,and if we haue done any
thing prayfe-worthy thou being
merciful regard it , and what is
done negligently clemently par r
done ; who liueft and raigneft
God in perfect Trinitie, world
without end. Amen.
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PRAYERS TO BE SAY D
before and afcer Confcfsi ™,
and Receauing, and at
Holie Mafle,
$• 4*
Prayers bifon Confefion.
Xi Oftfoueraigne,mightic,&
J I VI merciful Lord , who of
thine infinit loue and mercie to-
wards mankind , haft ordained
in thy Church the Sacrament of
Pcnnance , as a foucraigne falue
t© heale our fpiritual wounds,
andto purge vs from the vnclea-
ncllc, wherewith we after Bap-
tise haue any way defiled our
Joules : I.N. thy molt vile and
R 2
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vn^ratcful creature , hauing
offended thee manic waies and
mod grieuoufljspurpofc through
thy graces to fly vnto this Sacra-
ment for my remedie , and accor-
ding to thy diuine Ordinance , to
confeflc my finnes vnto thy Ser-
ijant; hoping thereby, that accor-
ding as thou haft promifed, Iflial
teceaue a ful and perfect abfolu-
tion from my finnes.
Giue rne grace therefore (
Lord ) that like as of thy good-
ncfle thou haft infpired into mj
hart, adefir*toapply this reme-
dic vnto my ghoftlie griefs : fo 1
may in due reuerence, contrition,
and finceritie vfc the fame, to the
glorie of thy Name,and to the ful
f rgiuenelle of my finnes. Open
Biuout VtApts. 107
the ferrets ofmyfoule, vnto me
( O Lord ) and make me to
know al my finnes and iniqui-
ties whatfoeucr. Giue me alfo
due farrow and contrition for
the fame , and grace to vnfold
them to thy Vicar , my ghoftlie
Phifitian, purely, plainely J for-
rowfully and fincercly : with
firme and conftant purpofe
through thy grace to amend my
life hereafter.
O Lord, my gracious God,and
onlie comfort of my foule,feeing
thou defircft that in al things I
fhould fincerely fcrue thee , and I
through thy grace,defire nothing
more then to do the fame: why
is it ( O Lord ) that I ftil offend
thee ? Why fal I fo often into re-
R j
*Ud
*p8 Devout Vrdyersi
lapfeofmy former follies ? Thy
grace is not wanting , but my vn-
gratcfulnefTe, and inconftancie is
the caufe therofifor the which I
am mofthartily forrie.Euen now
I determine to fight manfully,
and by and by I faint and faile in
my former purpofe. Righcly
therfore am I in refpeft hereof to
humble my felf, and to make ac-
count , that on the earth there li-
ueth not a more vile and wicked
creature then my felf.Incrcafc in
Die daily thy grace , and fouerai-
gne vertue of humilitie, lmoft
humbly befeech thee : and grant
njegracc , that once I may peiv
fe&ly know thee, and know ray
felf: Thee in thy Maieftic and
mercic j my felf in mine abomi-
V. .
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Dsitout Vrajm. Jo£
nations and miferie:and that at
length I may fight more manful*
ly, and gainc the victorie ouer
mine enemies, through thy gra-
cious help andfauour, my onlie
Redeemer & Sauiour Ufu* Cht$ %
who with the Father , & the Ho-
lie-Ghoft, raigneft one God cuer-
lafiingly, Amen.
*A Sinners Sob &c.
O mod worth ie Redeemer &
Sauiour of Man kind, I a vile and
a wretched (inner , in hope of
pardon and abfolution , humbly
proftratc my felf before thy fa-
cred feet , confefling vnto thee,
and accufing my felf of al my
faults and hay nous trafgrcdions,
whecwich vnto this houre I haue
offended my Lord and maker,
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too DtmmVrtyml
that I haue not trembled toconi-
mit triofe execrable finnes , for
which thy facred bodie (fwcet
Iefus ) endured Co great paines
and torments vpon the CrofTe.
I confeflV my great ingratitude,
that I haue been vnto this houre
fovntkankfui to rhec, and to thy
Father, for al thy loue, graces,
and benefices bellowed vpn me,
that thou haft patiently fpared
me fa long a time perfifting in
cuil , and continuing my wicked
and vngracious courfes , that in
mercy thou haft tolerated Co
great contempt of thy diuinc wil
and commandments : yea fo ex-
ceeding and Co boundleffe hath
been chy charieie, that infteedof
cafttog nice into Het fire f as for
;1
Dcuoutfraytrsl 201
tlicfc my offences I had iuftly de-
ierucd ) thou cbntrariwife haft
cxpc&ed mc r% pennance and
amendment of life. For which
canfc , how often haft thou
knocktatthedoreofmy hart by
thy heaaenly infpirations ? how
often hpft thou preuented mee
withblefsings? allured me with,
comfdrts ? dravvne me with fa-
uors ? yea forced me many times
by CrofTes and afflictions', to
fekevnto thee? and yet neither
bath my flinty hart been molified
thercwith^ormy wil reclaimed.
A wonder it is , that now at laft,
comming to find the fouleneffe
of my errour , my very hart doth
not burftwith cxtremitie of con-
trition. Hath Hclitfclf fufficient
M
loi DeuMtTrtytrsl
torment to punifh fuch wicked-
ncflfc ? and to take vengeance of
fuchexceedingingratitude? V*«
worthy I am to be called thy
creature , or whome the earth
fhould beare,much lcflcaffoard
nourifhment and things necefla-
ty for preferuation of my life:
nay doubtlefle , had not thy
raercy withheld them , both
Heauen and earth , the Elements
and al Creatures had long ere this
taken vengeance of me for fiich
hortible contempt and abufes.
O howmaniethoufandsinthe
world by thy righteous iudge-
ments are already condemned to
the ncucr-ending torments of
Hel-fire,who ncuer camcneeie
themcafuteof my mortal tranf-
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ptuout Vrayersl Joj
grefsions ; yea, who in compaii-
fbnof meafinfulcaytife, might
rather be Saint sin Heauen, then
damned foules adiudged as they
be vnto eternal perdition.
But now O merciful Father, O
God of pittie and compafsion, in
vnfayned forrow andremorfc of
confeience for al my mifdeeds, I
throw my felf down at thy feet,
humbly befecching thee to be
reconciled vnto me , to pardon
al my offences , both new and
old, to look vpon me a mifcrable
and a wretched (inner , wich
the eye of mercie, as thou didft
the Penitent Publican,the (inner
7^4gdaUne , and the Apoftle that
thrice denied thee : be plcafed to
admit me againe into thy grace
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and fauour. I
Lotd,l pray thee, W6tk that
fpeedily in me , for which caufc
thou haflfo longfparedme, and
to which frorh ttemitie thou haft
Ordained me t woe is me , that I
fhould leant to louing and fo
kind a Father, Who hath ncutr
ceafed to pf oxUrc my good , that
I bau* refuftd to beftow vpon
him my hart , who would haue
mad* it a temple and an habita-
tion for his ownc follace and
aboad , which by keeping from
htm, my felf haue defiled with
much filth and cotruption ; yea
made it a veflel of impietie,a flew
ofvnclcane thoughts and cogi-
tations. In a word, I confefle
my felf to be the moft Tieicm
creature
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f ffereaturevpon Earth-, yet the ia->
■^Jjthcc wil I throw my felf into the
16* of thy mere k : for as my fin-
Ices be numberlefle , [o be thy
| mercies encllcs.
I O moft louing Father , if that
w'tlt % thou <?**// »*£? tnt cUanr.
|Healc the -wciinds of my foule;
forvntotheedo I open the fore.
Kemembert' y felf , fv\ ctt Lord,
of that comfortable fptach pro-*
nounced by the mouth of
one of thy Prophets : Tim h«ji
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I Wil neeaue tltee. Much confidecc
haue I in this thy fweet and com*
fort able faying , and with almy
hurt do T reeurne two' thee , as
if fco me& rkoneelfe this prouufc
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h^d been made. I am that defiled
foule ,1 am that prodigal child.1
am that vnfaithfui feruant, who
baue fepatated my fclf from thee,
the Father cf Lights, from whom
al goodnes doth flow. I hauefor-
faken the fountainc of liuing
\v aters, and haiie digged vnto my
felf Citterns , which wil hold no
water, contenting my felf with
fuch barren coforts , as thecrca-
turcs did afford me, fuch momen-
tatie and fading plcafures , as to
the great detriment of my foule,!
liaue tried to be lighter then
chaffe., and more vaine then vani-
ticitfelf.
But what is pa(r,gracious God,
let it be cancelled and forgotten;
and for the timx to come let there
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be an eternal league of friendship
and amitie betwixt vs ; namely
that thou wilt vouchfafe to be
my merciful Father , and that I
againe may be thy obediet child.
Lord thou feed, I do not aske of
thee riches, honours, or long life f
but only this , euen this thing
alone , which with al pofsible
importunitie I vrge , and ncuer
wilceafc to craue, that from this
prtfent hourc to my Hues end, I
may neuer more offend thy Di-»
nine Maieftie , or defile my con-
fcicnce with anie mortal offence.
Grant a poore (inner this his
fcnmble fuit,forthemerits,death,
and pafsion of thine onlie and
foefc-beloued Sonne Chrift Iefus,
my alone Sauiour and Redeemer;
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gmefh thi idbfiktku.
Moft Mwlfvltord , I detcft
and abhorre al rr«y finnes , only
foe thy lo^e* and i^folu* to die*
thqufand times ratha thentocf-
feud thee in any thing.
This prayer ? or tb.e like short afpi-
ration, is, only to be vfed mentally ; ft*
at the time of AbfolutiS it is not gooi
to pronounce anie thing va«aily,iM«
in the quiet rcr>ofe of a recolle&al
min,d |o offer, and confecrate your
hart to qur Saiuour Chrift, with firme
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nes, fandity, beauty fweetnes, &c. to
ferue him on earth as ( if it were pof-
fiWe)the Angels in Heaucn doe.
Jt paym tfitr 'Cwftfion.
O God of mercie and pittie,
hauing now through thy gra-
t\ow goodnefle difburdned my
confeience of the guile , where*
with it was oppj-effed , and in the
Ipwlieftwife 1 njight , vnfolded
al^hc iinn.es I could pofjibfy
think of , vnto thy Miniftcr my
Ghoftlie Father: 1 moft humbly
bffeeeh chce to accept this Con-
feflion , and to forgjue me my
trefpaiTes as wcl remembred , as
forgotten.
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ly hcerafter i and to rcfraine from
my Former follies which I ytterly
deteft,and tbroirghthy grace doe
firmly purpofe neuer any more to
offend in. Specially, Q my gra*
cious and benigne Sauiour , giue
me grace to withftad thefe temp-
tations , w herewith! am moft
grieuoufly infedted ( Heere are the
temptations whttewith one if t»4
troubled, tile rehear fed: ) As alfo
grace to efchew ai occafion of
offending, fo]much as poffibly I
may.
The iuft man, as Scripture td-
leth , fallcth feauen times a day:
much more thenfhallfal(0my
Lord ) hauing through mine
ownc moft vile abominatioris,
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very greatly encrcafed this weak-
nelfc and blihdnelfe ^ I reccaucd
from my forefather Adam ;'. yet
Lord, as I hope , & purpofe firm-
ly (by thy merciful fau,our) tore-
fraine from confenting to ante
mortal finne , which I moft hum-
bly beg of thee to pieferue me
from, whilftlliueifowill ( by
thy goodneffe ) deteft and perfe-
cute toy venial finnes and imper-
fections, during my life. Grant
me grace fo to doe, O merciful
Lord , and that as heretofore I
haue without anie remorfe of
eonfcicnce,moflhainoufly tranf-
grefled thy Commandments in
euerie fort , fo now I may feele
iuft remorfe and forrow, for cue*
lie finne and Imperfection what-
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facuer. And that I may the better
performs this , grant me grace,
my Tweet Sauiour Ufa Odri&that
I may pcrfeucr difeufling my
confcience, euerie night more di-
ligently then other , according to
the good infhu&ios it hath plea*
fed thee, by thy fcruantto impart
vntq nun and that each morning
I may Co happily bcgmnethcday>
by offering to thee the firft fruits
of al my actions > as that the reft
chcrof may eucr more be palled
to thy glorie. As for my pennacc
that is enioyncdmeaad notperi
formed already, fauourably I be-
ftech thee to aJEft me > both in
the perfed rcmeinbring , and in
the, diligent executing therof in
good time. Amf gcam that by
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thusendeauouving my felf daily,
through thy grace , to amend my
life-, I may both liue and die si
true penitent : and alfo obraine
through the merits of thy bletfcd
Paflion, a ful forgiuenefle of my
imncs in this world,and in the o-
thcr , life eucr lafting ; Through
* Jefus Cbyifl qui Lord and Sauiour*
I befcech thee,0 tord(Iefus)
let this my Cofeflionbe grateful
and acceptable to thee , by the
merites of Bleflcd Marie thy Mo*
the^cucr a Virgin, & of al Saints;
and whatfocuer hath now been
wanting vnto me, & at other ti-
mes of the fufficiencie of Contri^
t\on, y of thepuritieandintegtitie
of Confeflion , let thy pietie and
tpcrcic fupply , and according to
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the fame, vouchfafe to account
mc more fully and pecfe£ly ab-
folued in Hcaucn, wfaoliueftft
raigneft for euer, Amen.
A Lm 'S Il «'c&nioftmercifulF»-
jTlthcrjvnto thcc aI ^cHeauc.
iJecompanie of the ecleftiai Or-
tie , al the blefTed orders of fcucd
Spirits, do inceflamly with dae
reuerence, fing continually, glo-
nc, and cuerlaiting pi aife. Thee,
O Lord, al Saints and fouicsof
holie men doe laud and magni-
fe, with moft worthieandcon-
digne honour , as to whomai
praife, honour, andgJorieismoft
luftly due.Nor is there any crea-
ture, be he neucr Co vvorthic, that
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can fufficiently, according to thy
worthinefle,giue vrito thee wor-
thie and fufficient praife. For
thou art that vnfpeakable , vn-
comprehcnfjblc , and eucrlafting
Goodnefle* Thou , good Lord ,
haft made me, thou haft through
the merits of the bitter Pafsion,
of thy moft blcOed $onne,which
he vouchfafed to fuffer for man-
kind , reftored mc to theftate of
faluation. To thee only k> due al
laud and honour , if anie good
thing be found in me. O good
Lord, I miferable wretch , a crea-
ture of thy making i a poore
worme of the earth , haue a
good wil to laud and magnifie
thee with al my mind & whole
intent 3 but without thy fpecial
^
H6 btuout frayersl
grace, I find my felf faint , and
Wonder tul weak. Wherefore I
come to thee ray God, my life , &
my ftrength, my hape, and onlic
comfort, to craue thy mcrcic and
gvace,to giue riic power to praifc
thee. Grant of thy vnfpcakable
roercie that I may worthily praifc
and honour thee : and that what
l doe therein, may be pleating &
acceptable to thee. Grant mt the
Jight of thy grace,thatmy mouth
may fpeake , and my ban ftudic
thy glorie, and my tongue may be
occupied oqly in the fong of latid
and praife to thee, But becaufe al
praifc in a finners mouth is vile,
and I muft of force confetfc my
felf manifoldly to hauc affended
with my lips, ejeanfe tbou ,
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'01th and finhe. Sandtifie me,mr ft
|mighrie Lord and Sauicur, boih
-.inwardly and outwardly , and
ginakc mc worthie to "rriagnifie
Jjthcc:recea1a*bf tby infinit good-
faes, the Sacrifice of my lips, and
|mafee it acceptable in thy fight:
|Iet the fauour therof be plea&nt
|and wel-fmelling vnto thee : Set
.if thy holie fweetneffe pofitfle
iwholy my mind, and feed my
frulwith th^cfulaelTcbf inuifiblc
things. Let iiiy fqule.good LowL
be quite cut off fi Qm viflbl*
thinr s> anc j whoiy giucn tQ ■ ^
|ftudiecfinjji/iblethings:cleanc
^feparatedfrom earthlle things; &
jwholy addicted to heauenlieMe-
Solutions : and make my fiuk fee
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the wonderful light of thy Ma-
ieflie. O Aimightic God, infpiie
thou my hait, that 1 may conti-
nually giuc thanks vnto thee, &
honour thee. Grant, me grace,
that m "this pilgrimage and vale
ormiferie, 1 may (o praife ihee,
*hac v through thy pier cic and
trace, I may be aHoCia- ed to their
,'lic fellow fhip which fee thee
euerlaftingly , and fing praifes to
thee, vv oriel vv ithout end, Amen.
O. moft clement Fathtr of
riicrcies, and God of al confola-
tion ,' who halt beftowed not on-
ly once ^ thy only begotten Sone
vponthcCrofTc for our recouc-
rie,but wouldft that hisOblarion
moll acceptable vnto thee^liQuhl
daily bcrcrwed in theChurch, w
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renne in vs the fruit therof: grant
vs, webefeechthee ,fo attentiue^
ly, reucrently, and louingly to be
pcefept at this fo admirable, and
itioftwholeforucmyfterie of thy
pfetie, that we may be able moft
effectually to attaine the partici-
pation therof. Through the fame
cur Lord.
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Lmightie&cuerlafting God,
I moft humbly befeech thee
■youchfafc tolooke vpon this ag-
gregation, and mercifully accept
the prayers of thy Church, made
vnto thee for vs al by the minifte-
ric of this Prieft, & therby for thy
mercies fake , giue vs remiffion
of al our finncs , integricie of
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fuftentation , peace in our dayes,
temperate ay re , fruitfulnefle of
the earth,vnitic of Faith, rooting
out of al Herefies , dcftruj&ion of
al wicked coiinfels , encreafeof
true Religion ', earned charitic,
firicere dctt'Otion in prayer,, pa-
tience in troubles , ioy ia hope,
and whatfoeuer is for our foulcs
health, needfnl, and raeft belon-
ging to thy glorie , through Iefus
Qhfiftour Lord. Amen.
6 mail high Piieft and tmc
$fnop flefus Chriit , who haft
bffrcd'thy felf to God thy Father,
vpon the Altar qftheCrofle.a
jure and rrpmaculate Hoftforvs
wretched /loners, who haft left
vnto vs ihy flei^ and bloud in t
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Sacrament, w hich is made by thy
Diuine Omnipotence > and haft*
prdayncd this Sacrament , which
thou commanded to be offied in
pemembrance of our faluation^
by the- fame thy almightie power,
I befcech thee , that thou wile
grant me poore iinncr , worthily
to remember thy bteflfedPafJion^
and to refigne andcom'tcrate my-
felf x and al that I h aue , wholy. to
thee, who art my Lord and Re-
deemer, andtokc prefent at this
heauenKc Sacrifice with feare &
reference,, with puntic of hart,
andpltntic oftcares, with fpiri-
tualgladnefle, and hcaucnlie Joy j
let my mind taft the r fweetnene
of thy bleffcdprcfcnce, and per-
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O mod merciful Lord Iefus
Chrift, in the remembrance qf
thy moft BlefTcd Incarnation,
£>eath,PaflIon, Wounds , Sor-
rows , Griefcs , Sighes , Tcarcs,
and drops of thy moft precious
Bloud, and in remembrcae of thy
moft infinic loue to mankind, and
in the vnion of this Oblation,and
of that Sacrifice , by the which
thou didft offer thy fclf on the
Altar of she Crofle , I doe offer
my felf to thyprayfe and glorie:
humbly befeeching thee togiue
to the liuing grace, to the deceaf-
fed peace and reft, and to vs al,
mercie and life euerlaftiog. And
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foule and bodie , and al that is
yvithin me , moft.humbly befee-
ching thee to hatic mercie vpon
me , and vpon al thofe whom I
am bound in refpecl; of Nature ofc
friehdlhip to pray for: as N.and
We thank thee O Lord God
merciful Father, that thou didft
vouchfafe to fend thy only be-
gotten Sonne IefiisC^tift, into
this wretched world to dye for
Vs al,the moft (hameful death bf
the CrofTe , to the end that he
might offer, himfelfe to thee,
".through the HolLc-Ghoft a moft
pure, cleahe, holie,& acceptable
Sacrifice for ourfinnes : & mighc
fo purge our wicked confeience
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tbi$ tfcy exceeding great loue to
vs^and bythefe pioft cruel tor-
picflt$of t|iy Sqnne our Sauiour,
yve rr^oft- hu.eib4y befeech thee
that thou " wu*( preferue in vs con-
tinually thole mbft noble frujtf
^>f y? Reden^ptiQp^ and triage vs
3lfi> 4ayly to dye vt ■ Jjtjb him to the
^yorl^andtobeCifucined to the
julb*nd 4e(i,re$c^the ffcfti , and
M IW to thee only aj our life Jo
t% lp,t^c^nd yy$ r,ai^ne; Eternally
With hW i where thou with the
farne thy Sc^onc^ and[ the Holie
Ghoft ^ ljucjl &; raigneft one true
an4 liuictg God, for eucr & finer.
4$ tifaBion to be made (asopfim-
rtkj fai [em) at the time of
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At Holy Maife it is meet to fpend
fome> time in confidering your felt*
wwtmfoy to be prefent among fo many
thoufands of Angcls,and Saints, as are
tlu-re (although inuifibly tovs) ten-
ding vpoo him with al reuerence,
*iU<>n* wethroiigh our finnes caufed to
dye a rpoft bitter death * and whome
tbroupji oi\r euil life x we from time to
t?:t>e as much as. in vs ty eth.doe crucify.
T^ihIc how great his loue is to vs which
fyuthb daylyOblatio would preferue-
x$, jnnhat eftaje , wherunto he once
brought vs„ Thefe benefits and others,
cenfiaered , let vs exaroin our felues,
and our behauiour to fo 'gratious a
Jtord, a«d fay with tbePubiicane :0
<3qd beMTierciful to nae a (inner ; and
being hazily ferry thateuerwe haue„
offended him , let vs offer our hafts,
rnro him in the moftabfolute manner
that poflibly we can witji afirme refo-
]«tion,neuermore to offend fo Good
a Gq4:, but ( according to our (rate and
vocation) to feme hira as perfectly in
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earth as the Saints in Heaucn 5 til in his
peace Mve end our dayes , and in hi,
Kingdome enioy him, and praifehi*
*or al £ternitie.
frtytrs before Heceduing.
r\Lord God, moft merciful S*
Wuiourofmankiod,Hcaucnly
Bicad >a ndlifcofourfoul CS5 I
hauc finned againft Heaucn and
before thee, and am not wonhie
to be partaker of tfaefc moft fa-
cred and immaculate Myfteries
J>t thy precious Bodie and Bloud ;'
tut through thy grace vouchfafe
to make me worrhie to reccaue
this moft BlefTed and dreadful
Sacrament, to thy honour, and
my foules faluation. Amen.
Whence proceeds this fo fin-
gular and high benefit, that thou,
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ofHeauen,dofhhus, gracioufly
vouchfafe to come to me vn-
clcane worm, as I am, and in this
Sacrament thus to i©yne & vnite
me vnto thee ? Oh with how
exeat contrition,with what floud
of tcaies , with what dread and
reueiencc, with what puritie of
mind and bodie ought this moft
high and ftupendious Myfterie
to be receaued ! BlefTed be he,
that cometh in the name of our
Lord,*o feed , vs his poore fheep
iothedefert of this world ; his
delight being , to conuerfe with
the fonnes of men, -O vnfpeak-
able and immenfe goodnes of
thine Sauioui of the world, who
thus mcicifully doft inuite not
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only the iuft, but cucn finms to
this thy Diuine Tabic ! I befecct
thee, mod gracious Lord , that I
may worthily approach ther-
unto , and mercifully grant me
the foueraigne fruits therof ; blot
out al finrjes paft , freftrue me
from anie to come, extinguish al
vicious affe&tfs in me, enlighten
my vndeiftandiog, encreafe ver-
tucs,ftren«then me againft temp-
tations, afford me conueujent re-
lief of bodte and mind, and thy
gracious help in life and death;
finally fo transfqrme me into thy
fclf, as I may became & remaine
altogeather on* fpftic with thee.
Let no fpot of Cmtte , I humbly
befcech thee , remaine in me,
whoijac tkoui now YQudbfafeft to
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Irefrefe with fuch a foueraigne
food, which is , fo prefent an an*
kidote againft the poifbn of at
iinne, and to him that worthily
Jcomes theru ito , arfordeth grea*
teft plentieofal vertue & grace.
Lord, I am not worthie , that
; thou (houldit eomevnder the roof
of my houfc ; or ihouldft reft or
dvvel in me Co vncleanean habitar
tion. But becaufe it was thy gra*.
cious fauour & charitie in thisSas-
| crament after an vnfpcakable ma>
I ner to comunicate thy felf , vnto
| thy people, & vndcr the forme of
| bread wouldft be handled and
receaued by verie finners,be mer-
ciful vnto me, who inuitcd pre-
fume to come to this thy heauenly
Bancket, humbly and earneftl$
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dcflring to cnioy, that benefit
thereby , wherof thy felf didft
fay : He th*r eatetb my. flesh , ani
dithhfth my blond, remdinethtn w,
and I in him. He thu shal eate «/
this hre.id , shal hue for euer. Be
therefore to me the bread , that
thus giueih life to the world, and
plentifully fuftaines as pilgrims
in this life, and yealds al good , to
the needy. Let the receauing of
thy moft precious Bodic & Bloud
be fo holefome and efficacious
vnto me,thatmyhartmaytheiby
be eftablifhed in thy feare , and
confirmed in al grace neceifarie
for me. O Iefu , moft fwea
Manna, feed me that am hfigriei
andgraciouflr worke life in me,
that of my felf defcrue nothing
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but death. Enter into the houfe
ofmvfoolc , and bellow a new
bkfiing vpoit : that being vvholy
renewed, I may moft vnitcdty
Hue with thee , who through thy
goodncs haft promifedtobe al
in al to me. Behold then how
thou art conioy tied to me, and
I tothec : remainc al wayes in me,
fwceteft Iefu, who art my hope,
my ftrength , and eucrlafting (al-
uarion \ tow home with the Fa-
therland the Hoiie-Ghofr , be al
prayfe, glorie, and thanks-giuing
for cuer and euer. Amen.
Trains after TSjecunin^
IGiue thee thanks , 6 holy
Lord Father Aimightie, eter-
nal God, which haftvouchfafed
to replenish me a miner, thy vn-
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worthieferuant, through no me-
rits of mine , but by the oniie
vouch faring of thy mercic , with
thepretious body and bloud of
thy Sonne, our Lord lefu Chrift;
andl befeech thcethat this holic
Receauing may not be to me
as a guilt vnto punifhmcnt,but as
a wholfomc intcrceffion vnto
* pardon. Let it be vnto me an ar-
mour of faith, and fliield of good
wil. Let it be a riddance of al my
vices , adriuerout of concupif*
cenceandluft,ancncreafe ofcha-
ritie, patience, humilitie & obe-
dience j a fkrnc defence againft
the wiles of al enemies , as wel
vifible as inuifible, a perfed quie-
ting of my motions,as wel carnal
as fpiiicual, a lit me cleauing vnto
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4 thee, one , and true God ; and a
1 v happy confummation of my end.
And I befeech thee , that thou
wilt vouchfafe to bring me a
finner , vnto that vnfpeakable
feaft , where thou with thy fonnc
and the Holie-Ghoft,art a true
light to thy Saints, a perfect mi-
nes , an euerlafting gladnes , an
abfolute ioy, and perfect fclickie.
Through Chriftour Lord.
Lord God Almightie, Father
of our Lord Iefus Chrift , who
gracioufly doft heare the prayers
offuchascalvpontheein truth,
yea foreknowefl: their recjuefts
though they were filent •, we giue
thee thanks , that thou haft
vouchfafed to make vs partakers
dfthemoft holic My fteries of this
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Bleifed Sacrament of thy Sonne,
which thou haft afforded vs in
cofirmation of thy grace, encreafe
of pietic , and rcmiflion of our
iinnes ; becaufethe Name of thy
Chrift is inuoked vpon vs, and
we are reconciled to thee •, who
haft feuered vs from the Cogre-
gation of the wicked, ioyne vs
with thofe that are confecrared
to thee, ibegthen vsinthy truth,
by the illumination of the Ho Je-
Ghoft ? make knowne vnto vs,
what as yet we are ignorant of,
fupply whatisdefccYiue, cofiime
what we know. Keep thy Priefts
vndefiled in thy fetukc j Main-
tain^ Kings in peace .Magiftrats
in iuftice,the ayre in holcfomnes,
the fmits of the earth in ptotye-
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rkie , and the whole world in
i>ood gouemment. Reprdlethe
Natios that wage vniuit warrcs;
comiert thofe that arc in err our:
fandify thy People ,defcnd vir-
gins, audbleffc the niarryed with
mutual loue and loyalties ftreng-
then the weake and ignorant,
bring children in thy feare to
man's eftate and ripe yearcs, con-
firme thofe that are newly con-
ucrted to thee , inftiud fuch as
yet remaine in errour and igno-
rance , and make them woithic
to be imitated by others > and fi-
nally vouchfafe to gather vs al
into thy Kingdomc of Heauen,
through our Lord lefus Chrift 9
to whome with thee and the
Holie-Ghoft be al giorie , ho-
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nour, and worfhip , world with-
out end. Amen.
Molt merciful Lord, and Re-
deemer of our foulcs , we render
thee euerlalting thanks, for that
thou haft this day made vs wor-
thie of the participation of thy
heauenlie and immortal Myftc-
ries. DirecT: our way, we humbly
befeech thee; keep vs in thy feare;
defend our life, guide our (fops,
and eu rmore proced:, deliuer,
and faue vs through thy mercie,
and the interceffion of thy Bkf«
fed Mother. Be thou extolled
aboue the Heauens , 6 God , and
thy glorie aboue ai the earth,
now and alwayes, and for euer,
andeuer. Amrn.
Molt gracious Virein Marie,
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Queen of heauen and earth, who
intnyfacrcd womb didft worthi-
ly beare the fame Lord and Crea-
toorof al,whome at thisprefent
I haue through his fauour recca-
ued. 1 pray thee , molt holie Mo-
ther of God,thou wilt be pleafed
to intercede for me with the fame
thy Sonne, that in what manner
fpeuer I may haue been fault ie
and not worthily behaued my felf
sin the receauing of this Sacra*
jment , he mercifully grant me
pardon of al fuch my negligence
jand vnworthines. Thou being
alwayes chaft, pure, & innocent,
4idlt after the conception of thy
$o.nne become more chaft , pure,
fcoiie,and grateful to God.O that
lalfo might afer the icccauing
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of thisDiuinc Sacrament ,befo
fandtifyed,that at lead I may pte-
ferue my foulc & bodie free from
al ftayne ofdeadliefinne. Thou
hauing conceaucd thy Sonne by
the Holie-Ghoft didft ioyfully
Zing magnificent prayfes to our
Lord, and didft wonderfully re-
Joyce in God our Sauiour, O that
I might by thy prayers, 6 Virgin-
Mother, obtaine this happines,
as with this facred Communion
to ioyne a new and ardent Spirit,
and to continue alwayes my
bounden thanks for this fo in-
eftimable benefir,thisday recea-
ued at thehandsofmyGod,and
that I may neuerbe found fo vn-
happie as euer to fhew my felf vn-
thankful to him my Redeemer,
DeuetttfuyeYti 239
but approue myfelf , his faithrul
feruant in al things, during this
life , and herafter to enioy his
cuer-bldledprefence in Heauen;
to whomc be al glorie for euer.
Amen.
JL fame of offering ourfelues , e$e-
Cially , amottgfl other lime*,
after fyceAuing.
Receaue, 6 Lord,al and euerie
iot of my libcrtie : Receaue my
Memorie,myVnderftanding,my
Wil. Whatfoeuer 1 haue , or
poiTefle , internal or external,
thou, 6 Lord , hailgiuen it vnto
me ; & euen the tame I. do rcftore
againe, and lefigne wlioly vnto
thee, to be aouerned & diiv&ed
according to thy holie wil and
pleafure. Giuc me only thy louc
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togcatherwkh thy grace, and I
fhal be rich enough , nor fhal I
cuer defire anie thing els. Pofleffe
me, 6 my Lord God, poflefTeme.
Amen.
Thefoule of Chnft fandifie
me , the bodie of Chrift faue me,
the water of the fide of Chrift
wafh me. O good lefu hcare
me, within thy wounds hide me*
fufTer me not to be fepaiated
from thee. From the malignant
enemie defend me , & nd bid me
come to thee,that with thy Saints
I may praifc thee throughout al
etcrnitie. Amen.
Jl dtjpofithn forfriritual F^ctdnini,
To receaue ourSauiourfpirimally,
is , eythcr by earueftly defiring ro re-
ccaue
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ceaue him in the B. Sacrament with
duedeuotion,or by vnitin>g vnto him
ourfelues through ardent cjiaritie,
andeuen,Seraphical loue , or laftly by
wishing aboue al things tocoufecrate
our harts by puritie of life, vnto him,
to be partaker of the grace which he
beftowcth vpon thofe that receaue
him facramentally. This holie Exer-
cife of fpiritual Receauing , by how
much more acceptable to God, by fo
much more neglefied, may fometime^
proue more profitable vnto our foules,
then many other Sacramental Recea-
uings, inrefped of eur wants, dcfecls,
andindifpofition. Befides , wheras we
cannot communicate Sacramentally
more then once a day 3 fpiritually we
may euerie houre ? euerie moment.
For how often foeuer we shal difpofe
and prepare onr felues to this fpiritual
Rcceaning, we shal find the Sonne of
God ready with his owne proper hads
to feed vs fpiritually with the bread
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of Angels, himfelf. To this fpirirual
Receauing w .- may prepare oiir felues,
amongft diuers wayesj in this three-
fold manner.
I. To turne our felues to our Sauiout
Chrift i and briefly confidering our
finnes and defers , be tarry that *e
haiie offended rum > and with a lotting
afteftion craue of him that he wil
vouchsafe to take pofleGion of cur
harts , and vnire himfelf vnto our
poorc foutes by his heauenly glace,
and holy Charity > which we may de-
mand inthefe or the like words , vo-
cally, or mentally only OmyGod,my
Ssuieur y my only dtfire I v,ould I hai
neuer offended thy Gaines ! T« ihee I (sn-
fecratc myhxrt. Dee not fuffer fvjeet hfu,
that in time to comi I of ' nd theemore ;bm
now take pnjfefiicn ofmyfoule , though ty
grxct and hue , and feed it , and refresh it,
tndftrmgthenit , infmhfort as thou H
tbofe who dewmtlf t\eceaue thte in the B.
Satrament.
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a, "When we goe about to mortify
aiy pafsion in vs , or exercife any aft
of* vertue , we may doe it to this end j
and turne our felues vnto our Sauiour,
and cat vpon him with a feruent defre
toloue him s andferuehim , with that
perfection he exafteth we should,ac-
cording to our ftate and vocation , and
alwayes to be vnited vnto him by holy
loue. And wishing with al our harts,
that we may euer be his , and he ours
we may fay. MyGodandal,myGodand
W: giue me thy felfe : Itfothng but thy
5 LafUy , calling to mind the Iaft
time we Receaiied , we may fay with
enflamed defire. Heauenly Manna]
Bread of Angels ^v/htn [my God) thai
1 receaue thee another time with due f >re-
far at ton, fur hie , and demtion in the B.
Sai.r.ment t^ih whycomefl thou not »0W
with the fame yertm ffiritudly ynto mt\
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pray er s ro be vfcd at conve-
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others nectfiities u the
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IAdore,ble{Te, & glorifie thee,"
O hoHeTrinitie, God Omni-
potent, the Father the Sonne,
and the Holie-Ghoft: Behold, I
offer my fclf to thy diuinc Maic-
ftie. Take from mc , I befecch
thee ., and from al faithful Cfori-
ftians , whatfoeuct difpleafcth
thee, and giue vnto ?s that whidi
Deuout Vr dyers. 245
is grateful in thy fight , and grant
that we may become fuch as wc
are commanded to be.
I commend vnto thee,0 Lord,
my foule and body ( my -viuts
joule And My , my children*
fiuls dnd bedtes ) my Father and
mother ( my Brethren and Sifters)
my Kinf-folkcSj&Benefa&oiirs,
Freindes , and Familiars , and al
thofe which haue commended
themfeiues to my prayers, or for
whom I am bound to pray. I
comend vnto thee the holie Ca^
tholick Church, Ctant O Lord,
that eucrie one may know thee:
al may worfliip, honour, and rc-
ucrence thee, al may loue thee,
likewifebcloued of thee. Thofe
which errc, reduce and bring a-
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gainc into the way , deftroy Hc-
reflcs , conuert al to the true and
fincerc faith , which as yet dee
not know thee f Grant vs, 6 Lord
thy peace, conferueand keep vs
in the fame, let thy holic wil be
done,and not ours. Comfort and
help al thofc which bee in tri-
bulation and forrow,and fuch as
lead their Hues in miferie,ten pta-
tions, perturbations , arid afflic-
tions, as wel fpiiitual , ascorpo-
tal. Finally , 1 do cornend vnto
thy holie protection al creatures,
that it may pleafe thee to grant
Vnto the liuing grace , and to the
foulcs departed , cuerlafting reft,
Amen*
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jin effeSud tommendipg of ottr-
felues^and fucb things as wet
mofidefm i 'vntoth mercies
- Sweet iefus,I commend vnto
thee my foule and body , the
beginning, ptogrefle, and end of
this my referable life : Grant
that my departure hence may be
acceptable vnto thee, and when
the houre of death fnal approach
for thy names fake , that without
any impediment I may come
vnto thee. Thy wil bcc-eucrmorc
done, O my fwect Sauiour.
I commend vnto thy loue thy
Spoufe the holy Catholick
Church : giue reformation of
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life and manners to ai eftatcs and
degrees : patience and perfcue-
ranee to the diftrcfled and perfc*
cuced members thcrof. Blefle
al Ecclefaftical Superiors, efpe-
cially thole to whomc is com-
mitted the care of our foulcs : in-
fpirc them {good Lord J with thy
grace and holy Spirit, to the dif-
charge oF their duties , and the
comfortable diredion of our
conferences.
More particularly (fwect left)
I commend vnto thy goodnetfe
tliis place , this family , al our
friends, prefent and abfent,our
kins -bikes , acquaintance^ be-
tiefadours , our affaires fpiritual
and temporal, al our wants and
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neceflities. Preferue in euery one
of vs the vertues 6f Humilitie,
Chadcie, Patience, and Puritic
of confeience : giue vs al grace to
ioync a good life to a right belief,
and conftantly to pcrfeucr in
both, to our Hues end.
I recommend ynto thy charity
likewife al thofe who" hauc parti*
culerly commended themlelucs
vnto my poore deuotions, or for
whom I hauc any obligation to
pray. Grant them al neceflary
graces for their comfott in this
life , and their faluation in the
next.
Conuert ( I befeech thee ) and
faue al blinded , mifcrablc, and
peiucned tinners: cal backc al
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rninate al vnbeiieuers & ignorant
Peifons: help them who arc in
any affliction of body,drineflc,ot
dcfolation of mind : comfort the
heauie hartcd : Giant courage
to them that be aflaulted with
temptations , and to me,andal
other thy feruants happy victory
inal our fpiritual conflict.
Moreouer, I humbly befeech
thee of thy mercie and fauour,m
the behalf of althofe, whoeyrher
now , or at any time heretofore,
hauc iniured,grieued, or wroged
me ; or who haue been any occa-
sion vnto me of violating thy
commandments: asaifobemer*
ciful,good Lord,vncothe whom
myfelfhauc any wife fcandalizcd
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in word or deed, or w horn I haue
lewdly follicitcd, or induced to
any finne* And becaufe for fo
many and haynous offences , we
can neuerdo fufficient pentiance,
or make worthy fatisfadtion , we
offer vp thy felf vnto thy felf , and
to God thy Father,euen thee, his
w el beloued Sonne, with al the
vertues of thy innocent life , al
the fcorns & reproaches, paines,
ftripes, anguifhes , and greeuous
torments, which thou moft pa-
ticntly diddeftfuffer and endure
forvs : By themcrirs of al which,
grant vs true contrition and for-
rowof hart for our finnes paft,
amendmet of our wretched iiues
for the time to come,the comfort
of the Sacraments, as atal times,
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Co efpecialljr at the houre of
death, and at our way-gate ; that
fo liuing and dying in grace , we
may afterwards attaine to glory,
and reniayne with thee , who,
with the Father and the Hoiie'
Ghoft, liueftandraigneft , euer
one God , world without end.
U n%4 dbfolute Form •fTbdtikt*
gifting, together with an kumbk
craning ofal requite
verms.
Be merciful vnto me, O God,
according to thy great mer-
cy , and according to the multi-
tude of thy mercies blot out almy
offences.
I a wretched and a miferable
finner
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(inner do hartijy defire in al hu*.
miiity to adore and worfliip thee
to render vnto thee immortal
praife andthankes-giuing for al
thy blcflings , efpeciaily for that
vnfpeakable Charirie , wherin
thou diddeft fend dewne thy
only begotten Sonne into this
valeof tearcs for the work of our
redemption. Deare Father , I the
leaftof al thy feiuats , dee magni-
fy and praife thy euer-gjorious
Name for his hcly Incarnation 8c
Natiuitic , for his poucrtie and
innocent conuerfation , for his
hcauenly doctrine and miracles,
for his Death and Paffion, for his
Refurretfion and Afccnfion.
I yceld vnto thee al poflible
thanks for that diuine myfterie of
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his precious body and bloud in
the vcneiable Sacrament of the
Eucharift , wherewih we arc
■cheriihed and nouriftied , we are
clenfed andfan&fied , and our
foules made partakers of al hea-
uenly grace, and (pidtual bene-
di&ions.
I giuc thee Lartie "banks , that
me, a handful of duft > fnovatof,
thou haft vouchfared firft tow?ih
with the Lauer of Bapifme,to
remifsicn of thar original corrup-
tion, contracted in my firft Pa-
rents, that afttrvvatd alfo in due
and conuenient time thou hit
brought me to thcexetcifes and
ads of aright faith , not ceafing
daylie to enctcafe rhe fame in
mee, by the light of Gucc , the
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do&rine of the Fathers , and the
inftruclion of holie Church.
I humbly thanke thee alfo,that
from my cradle thou haft nou*
riihed, cloathed,& chcrtfhed me y
Arpplying al things neceflary for
the relief and maintenance of this
my feeble bod ie.
I euermore extoll and magniCe
thy holie Namc,that in greet mer-
cy thou haft hitherto fpareu mc,
aibeit from my youth I haue
wantonly rioted in manifold ex-
cefles, patiently expecting, till by
thy grace I might bee awaked
fromtheflecpof llnne, & reclai-
med from my vanities & wicked
courfes. For haddeft thou dealt
with me according to my deme-
rits, my foule long ere this (op-
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prefled wtih innumerable finnis)
had been plunged in perdition,
yea , the yawning gulfe of Hell
had fwollowed me quick.
In iefpc& of ai which thy
mercies, graces, and bleflings , I
defirc that my hart may be mort
and more enlarged to render vntfl
thee a more ample tribute ot
praifcand thankes-giaingjthen
hitherto I h uedone.
And now for thofeV thi gs
wherof I ftand in need 4 and favw
would ubtaine at thy hads: Firft,
6 my Irrd God , ncuer leaue mcc
•vnto myfelfe,but let the bit ot
thy chair feare be cuer in my
jiwes , to cur be and to keep n:c
within thecompatTcofthy rbe-
dience , that I may dread nothing
DeuoutTuyers. tyj
fo much in the world > as in the
leaft fort to offend and difpleafe
thee : for which caufc let thy
holy loue fo temper al tryals and
temptations which happen vnto
me, that I may profit , and not
looic by them. Thou ( my Crea-
tour)knoweft how frailejliam of
my fclf, and how my ftrcngth is
nothing.
Moreouer ( Blefled Father )
euenfor the venerable and pro-
found bu'Yiilitie of: thine only
Sonne Chrilt lefus , I befeech
thee , that thou wouldft keep
farre from thy ftruant al pricfe
and haughtinehe of mind, al (elf-
loueandvaine-glorie,al obftina-
cieanddifobedience, al craft and
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and tread vnder my feet the fpirit
of Giuttonic and Lecherie , the
fpirit of Slouth and HeauineiTe,
the fpirit of Malice and Enuic,
the fpirit of Hatred & Difdaine;
that I may neuer defpife or con-
tcmnc any of thy creatures, nor
prcferre my felfc before others,
but,cuerlitle in mine ownc eyes,
to thinjc the beft of others, and to
deeme and iudge the word of my
felfe.
Inueft me ( holy Father) wiA
the wedding garment of thy be-
loued Sonne , the fupernatural
vertue of heauenlie C harity , that
I may loue thec my Lord God
with al my hart , with al my
foule , and with al my ftrength,
that neither life nor death, proi-
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peritie nor aduerfitie , nor anie
thing els may fcparate me from
thy loue. Giant that al inordi-
nate affecYion to the tranfitorie
things of this world , may daily
decay and die in me , that thou
alone maift bctaftful, pleafant,
and fauoury vnto my foule.
O molt gracious God , giue
ynto thy feruant , an humble t
contrite , and obedient hart •, an
vnderflanding alwaies occupied
in honeft, venuous, and pious
cogitations; a wil traceable and
euer prone to the better, affe&ios
alvvayes calmc and moderate -,a
watchful cuitodic of my fenfes,
that by thofe window es no ilnne
may enter into my foule; a perfed
gouernment of my tongue , that
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, riocorrup or vnfeemely language
* tmy proceed from my lir pes,that
I may neuerflandet , backbite,
or fpeake il of my neirhlcur,
that 1 may not bufiemyfelfin the
fa wits and impeiif &iens of o-
thers , but rai.hcr attend to the
amending o\ mincow ne.
And final! ),(olorg as 1 am de-
tained in this pi i en of :Ti) boc'y,
and cxikd from my hvauenlie
countrey, let this be my pottion,
and thecemfrrt of my bairfi-
ment, that free fr< m al fecular
cares k and car kin a follicituc'e ( f
this pre fent life w holie dtuored
to thy feruice, 1 may at' end onlie
to thee , I may vejoyce ^nlie in
thee, I may cleaue vnto tl ee, I
may rcftmy foui in thte, and lit-
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beuontfrdyerr. i6t
ting va filencc, I may giue way
and entertainment to the hcauen-
liedo<5trine,to the good moti< ns,
and inspirations of thy holie Spi-
rit. In thefc fweet cxercifes let
me patfe the folitaric houres of
my tedious pilgrimage, with pa-
tience expecting the (hutting vp
cif my daies, and anhappie end of
this my miferablelife. And grant
O thou loucr of mankind , my
Lord and my God , that when
this my earthlie Tabernacle (hal
bee diilblued, being found free
from al pollution of (inne,as after.
Baptifme, I may bee reckoned in
the Dumber of thofe Blelled fou-
les, who through the merits and
paffion of thy deare Sonne, are
held worthy to raigne with thee>
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and to enioy the glorious pre.
fence of the Blctfed Trinitic , Fa-
ther, Sonne, and hrlie-Gh©ft,to
whome of al creatures in Hcauen
and Earth be rendered praifc and
tharkes-giuing, world without
end. Amen.
A prayer to Gr,d the Sonntjo b -faa
him ofmetcieiwd in honour of has
[VftetdndBlefftdKamt
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O Good Iefu t O moft benign?
lefu , O fweeccft Iefu , O Iefu
the Sonne of the Virgin Mark,
ful or »nercic and pitrie : O fwm
Jcfus,accoidingto thy great met-
ric , haue mcrcie vpon me :
mvil cicment Iefu, I hurobiy uc-
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feech thee , by that precious
bloud,which thou wouldft (heed
for finncrs , that thou wafh away
al my iniquities , and refped
me wretched and vnworthie,
humbly crauing pardon , and
calling on thy holic Name
lefus. O Name of Iefu,fwcct
Name •, O Name of Iefu , Name
dcle&able : O Name of iefu,
Name comfortable : for, what is
lefus, but a Sauinit? Therfore,
Icfu,for thy holy Name,be to me
a lefus , and faue me : furTer me
not to be damned, whom thou
haft created of nothing; 6 good
Iefu, let not my iniquitie be my
deftruction, whom thy Almigh-
tiegoodncs hath made. Ofweet
Lfu, acknowledge that which is
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thine; and wipe away that which
is Grange to thee. O moft beni»
gne Iefu , haue mercy on me,
while time is to take mercy :con-
demne me not in the time of iud-
gement. For what vtilitie may be
in my bloud, while I fhal defcend
into eternal corruption ? The
dead, O Lord Iefu fhal not prayfe
thee , neither al they thatgoc do-
wneinto hcl.O moft louin* Iefu
O Iefu moft defired , O mee-
keft Iefu, O Iefu, Iefu, Jefu, let
me enter into the number of thine
elect, O Iefu , the faluation of
thole that belecue in thee : O
Iefu, the comfort of fuch as fly
to thee : O Iefu the fweet remif-
fion of alfinnes : O Iefu the Sone
of the Virgin Marjc, powre mo
me
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§ menace , wifdome , chavitie,
Ichaftitie , and humilitie, that I
! may perfectly louc thee , laud
§ thee, eniuy thee, feme thee , and
§ gloriein tiiec, and al which cal
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GRant vnto me 6 merciful
God, ardently to defire fuch
thinges as are pleafing vnto thee,
prudently to leaven them, truly
to acknowledge, perfectly to ac-
complish them , vnto the praifc
and glorie of thy name. Order
my State , and whatfocuer thou
requireft that I fhal doe , grant
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me to know it. And giiie rpe to
execute ic as be hooucth and is
expedient for rn foule Grant
me , 6 Lord my God , that I faile
not betwixt profperitic and ad-
uerfitie : that in th .-. former I be
not too much puffed vp, norin
the later too much dcprefTed:
that I ioy or forrow of nothing,
but tha r which lcadeth vnto thee,
or away from thee; that I couet
to piealc none , or feare to dif-
pleafc any, but thee Let al tranii-
torie things, p Lord, become vile
vnto me , and let al things that
are thine be deare vnto me for
thy fake , and thou 6 Lord aboue
al. Let thac ioy be weaiifome to
me, which is without thee .and Jet
rnc nor defile anic thing that is
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cut of thee ; Let that labour de-
light me y 6 Lord , which is for
thee -, and let al eafe be tedious to
mewhichiswr.houtthee. Grant'
roe, 6 Lord , often aptly, to direct
my hart , and in my fainting , by
forrowing to bethink me, with
purpofeof amentment.Make me,
o Lord God , obedient without
cootradT&ioa , poore without
quailing, chaft without corrup-
tion, patient without mur muta-
tion , humble without faining,
merrie without diflblution , fad
without detection, mature with-
out vnpleasatnes, quick without
lightnes 9 feareful without defpe-
ratioo , true without doublenes,
working good things without
prefumption , to correct my
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neighbour without highnes of
mind, and to edifiehimin word
and example without diffimula-
tion. Giuetnc, 6 Lord God , a
watchful hart , that no curious
cogitatio may lead me away from
thee.Giueme a noble hart, that
novnworthieafFe&iondtaw me
downward. Giuc me'an vpright
hart, which no finifter intention
may draw downe awry. Giuc me
an inuincible hart which notri-
bulati >n may ouercome. Giuc me
a free hart which nopcruerfe &
violent -afFedion make challenge
vnto. Grant me, 6 Lord my God,
an vndcrftanding knowing thee,
a diligence feeking thee , a wif-
dome that may find thee out ; a
conuerfation pleating thce 3 a per-
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feuerance faithfully expecting
thee, and a confidence finally em-
bracing thee ; to be pearced with
thy paines through pennance, to
vfc thy benefits in this way-fare
by grace , and at the length by
glorie to enioy thy ioyes in thy
countryjwhowkhoVc.
■•A. prayer to be fayd for them tbti
are fallen from the Church.
O Almightie and moll: merci-
ful Father, we moil entierly be-
feech thee , that it wil pleafe thee
to vifit with thy fatherly affe-
ction , al thofe that are fallen ,
and departed from the pure Ca-
tholick and Chriftian Church:
er doubt in any article thereof :
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me to know it. And giue me to
execute ic as be hooucth and is
expedient for m foule Grant
mc, 6 Lord my God , that I failc
not betwixt profperitic and ad-
uerfitie : that in th : former I be
not too much puffed vp, nor in
the later too much depvefTed:
that I ioy or forrow of nothing,
but cha>- w hich leadeth vnto thee,
or away from thee; that I couet
to pleafc none , or fcaie totiil-
pleafc any, but thee Let al cranii-
torie things, p Lord, become vik
vnto mc , and let al things that
are thine be deare vnto me for
thy fake , and thou 6 Lord abouc
al. Let that by be weaiifome to
me, which is without thee, and Jet
mc nor dcfiie anic thing that is
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cut of rhee : Let that labour de-
light mc y 6 Lord , which is for
thee ; and let al eafe be tedious to
mewhichiswi.houtthcc. Grant '
me, 6 Lord , often aptly.to direct
my hart , and in my fainting , by
borrowing to bethink me, with
porpofeof amentmencMake me,
o Lord God , obedient without
contradT&ioa , poorc without
quailing ^ chaft without corrup-
tion, patient without murnnua-
lion , humble without faining,
merrie without diifolution , fad
without detection, mature with-
outvnpleasatnes, quickwithouc
lightnes , fcarcful without defpe-
ration , true without doublenes,
working good things without
preemption , to correct my
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neighbour without highncs of
mind, and to edifiehimin word
and example without diflimula-
tion. Giueme, 6 Lord God , a
watchful hart , that no curious
cogitatio may lead me away from
thee.Giueme a noble hart, that
no vnworthie affection draw me
downward. Giue me y an vpright
hart, which no finifter intention
may draw downc awry. Giuc me
an inuincible hart which notri-
bulati >n may ouercome. Giuc me
a free hart which noperuerfe &
violent -affedion make challenge
vnto. Grant me, 6 Lord my God,
an vnderftanding knowing thee,
a diligence feeking thee, a wif-
domc that may find thee out ; a
conuerfation plcaiing thec^ per-
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fcuerance faithfully expecting
thee, and a confidence finally em-
bracing thee; to be pearced with
thy paines through pennance, to
vfethybenefifs in this way-fare
by grace , and at the length by
glorie to enioy thy ioyes in thy
country j who with &c.
•4 prayer to be fdyd for them tbdt
are fallen from the Church.
O Almightie and moft merci-
ful Father, we moft entierly be-
feech thee , that it wil pleafcthee
to vifit with thy fatherly affe-
ction , al thofe that are fallen ,
and departed from the pure Ca-
tholick and Chriftian Church:
or doubt in any article thereof :
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and arc fcduccd or deceaued
through anic falfc pcrfwafion ,
to lighten their hartcs,6 Lord,
with the bcames of thy diuine
light : flay them and bring them
backc to acknowledge their er-
rour , that being in fuch fore
conuerted , they may with the
whole vniuerfal Church , con-
feife with mouth , and (hew in
workesjone tiue,Cacholick,and
Chriftian faith,and remaining in
it, they may worfce their ovvnc
faluation : Co that they and we
being of one mind and wil in
one foldc may heare and follow
thee our mepheard , through
lefus Chrift our Lord. Amen.
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MATTER OF
Meditation for euerie day in
the week. §.6.
S V K D A T.
Of Gods benefires vnto MAnkjnd,
1. S~> Onfider the benefit of thy
y^J creation, that when thou
waft nothing,the Almighty crea-
ted thee , not a (lock, or a bruit
beaft, but a reafonable creature,
endued with vnderftanding,wil,
raenrrie, &: capable ofalvertue.
2. Confider the end for which,
thou wait created ; namely the
feruice of God, and that after a
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fhort time fpent'therin , thou
mij;hteil be partaker of thofc ce-
lcftial ioyes , which he hath pre-
pared for thee, in the Kingdome
of his Father.
3. ConfiJer that al other Crea-
tures , and whatfoeuer thy God
hath beftowed vpon thee , is for
the attaineoicnt of thy forefaid
end, and fo accordingly to be im-
ploycd of thee.
4. Confider the benefit of thy
Redemption, of thy Vocation
vato the Catholick Fay th ; fuch
alfo as concerne thine owne
eftatein particular. For which,&
al other , as wcl Isnowne as vn-,
knowne, labour to.be thankful.
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m v n d J r.
Offnne y andtbegtieuoufnts therof.
I. f~> Onfidcr how odious the
V^> fame is to God , which
tnzy appearc by the great nes of
tfacpuni&ment. Firft in the An-
gelsJSecodly in our firft Parents,
who for earitvj; the forbidden ap-
ple were depriued of that happy
cftate wherein they were created
in Paradife-, nay not only they,
toutwc, and al their poftciitie do
fceare the burden therof -, forfo
•snucii as al the mifcries of this
life and the next , do fpriqg from
ounlftt bitter root.
1. Confidcr the Malice of finnc,
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which in a fort is infinite , bring
againfl the infinite goodneffcof
God; and therefore ChrifUefus,
God and man was only found
worthy and able to accomplish
the workc of our Redemption,
whofe actions being of infinite
merit were anfwerablc to infinite
Iuftice.5. Confider the lamenta-
ble efFeds therof. 1. Of Gods
grace, wherof wcarc depriucd.
2. Of theeuils which we do in-
cline, as the wrath of God, tor-
men: of Confcience , the ferui-
tudc of Sathan, and the ^uiltof
eternal damnation : why then
Should not the verie name of
Sinne be as horrible vnto vs , as
it HA itfelf did opentofwallovv
vs vp quick.
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OftheWftries of this life.
1, Confider the frayltie of
mans nature , ftfbiecl: to fo
many dangers , as no glaflc is
balf fo britle , and therfor* in the
holie Scripture, is compared to
bublcs in the water , to flowers,
tografle &c. As for the foule fo
manic fnares and ginus are laid
by the world, flefh, and the Di-
uel , to mine it , as $. jintome
feeing then in a vifion , cryed
out : O Lord who fhai be able to
auoid al thefe nets.
2. Confider in refpecT: of tcm-
poralthinges what a miferic it
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is, that fcarcc anic one is conten-
ted with his owne eftate, fecmc
he to others -neuer fo profperous:
for that in this life we be like
vnto fick men , who tumble and
tofTc in their beds, firfl to one
fide, then to another , not con-
sidering the caufc of their difcon-
tcnt tobe their inward infirmitie.
3. Confider, that for fo much
as this life is fo vncertaine,and fo
fraught with rnyfcries, there is no
greater oiadnes in the world
then to fee our hart and affedios
thereupon , with fuch diligence
to caft for the things thcrof, and
fo litle, or not at al to labour foe
thofe which coneerne our falua-
tion.
MVEDHZSDM.
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WEDKZS DJT.
OftheHvrtr tf death.
IMaginc thy felf, to lie vpon
- thy death bed , hauing a hal-
lowed candle in thy hand, a Cru-
:ifcx vpon thy brcaft> thy ghoftly
[Father calling vpon thee , that if
thou canfli not fpeake .yet at tcaft
[to hold vp thy hand,in token of
jthyhopeanddfrraocein the mer-
jcics of Chrrft : thus thendifpo-
Ifed proceed to the points of nic-
titation following. -
1 . Of the certaintie of death,ac-
! cording to that of the Apoftlc,
Htb. o. For it ir appijynred for men
once tt> dye : But as for the hourc
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"When, the place Whtre, or the
manner Hew * thefe of al other
ate moll vnccrtaine,faucthat wc
fee death commonly to come,
when it is Icaft locked for.
2. Consider what a trouble it
wilbeatthat time, not onely to
lcoke back to the things of the
world, which in a moment thou
mutt forfake , but efpecially whe
thou fliak looke before thee to
what is to come : finding thy fclf
yery vncertaine of thy Sa uatiqn
both by reafon of the multitude
of thy finnes(many wherof being
vtterly forgot (hal then come
frefh vnto thy mind, and fuch as
before feemed fmal fhal then be
thought heauy) as alfo in regard
of the fuddaines and ftri&nciTc of
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thy account, the feueritie of the
Iudge the tcrrour of Hel & c.
3. Beg at Gods hands , that
thefe pointes may be fo imprin-
ted in thy mind , as thoumayft
alwaycshauc a care fotoliue, as
thou wouldft be found in the
houre of death.
0/ the ludgemnu
Confider that inftantly af-
ter death thy foule is to be pre-
faced before the bane of
Gods Iugemcnt , according to
thatoftheApoftle, Heb.y. jifat
Jettl? cometh luditment. And a-
gaine ; Far ai of rs mufi appear e fa*
Aa 2.
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fere the tribunal of CJmfi: thatemie
one majg tte an accompt rfhis deed,
good or e»it. Which pvhmt lud-
gement is no Je0c to be feared
the t he general doome at the end
of the world; becaufe, as &. A*-
guftme (a'uh : inch a$ God pedes
man in hu 14 daj/ych doth he Irntg
hm in the "Worlds Uft day,
2. Confider the Pcrion of the
Iudge,etienChrift,both Iudgefc
Witncfle , who nckher cm be
corrupted nor deceaued , and
therefore wil award a moftiuft
and irreuocable fentence in thy
caufc, to wit , either , Comtyo*
Btejfed, or G*y 9 u curied.
$. Confidcr the ftri&ncfle of
thy account , that then is to be
ic<j aired at thy hands, tawit*
Deuout "Mtdit. 2P3
not only of thy deeds , but of
euerie idle word, and of the rnoft
fecret thoughts of thy hart, and
how the diuels wil be ready at
hand, togcathcr with thy owne
confeience , not only to accufe
thee , but to araplifie , and in-
creafc al thy offences , and to ex-
tenuate thy good decis.
Bcfireof God that this lodge-
ment may be alwayes before thy
eyes , to the end thou roaift the
rather foibeare to (inne.
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OfHel.
li Gonfider that in that horri-
ble pit > and in the midft of thofe
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iafcrnal flames there is no mem-
ber or fenfe of body, which hath
not his pcculier torment, accor-
ding to the greatnefle and mul-
titude of the finncs committed.
2. Confidcr that extreemc and
irreparable domage, in being de-
priued for euer of the c6fortabte
prefence and fight of the Blefled
Trinitie: which punifhment and
mifcrie for the gteatnes therdf is
properly tearmed damnation.
3. Confider amongft what ma-
tes and companions thefe tor-
ments are to be endured, namely
the Diuel and his Angcls,togca-
ther with fuch damned Spirits of
men and woman, as from the be-
ginning of the world, through
their owne fault , haue ended
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their dayes in mortal (inne.
4. Confider the durablenefTe of
thefe punifhments, which is not
for a day , a month, or a yeare,
but for cternirie Oh Eternitie,
Etcrnitielthofe whom thy con-
sideration doth notmoue to for-
fake a wicked life , either haue
not fayth , or vvej mayfecme to
Want vnderftanding.
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Of the ioyes of Hewer?*
1. Which confift in the moft
Blefled vifion of the Glorious
Trinitie, Father, Sonne, & HoJie
Ghoft. In the folio wfhip and fo-
cietic of Angels 9 Archangels,
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Cherpbins, Seraphins,,Apoftlcs,
Patriarchs , Prophets , Martyrs,
Virgins, ConfeiJbqrs,and gene-
rally of al the faithful departed
this life , and now crowned in
Heauen.
2. In this ceteftialcftate is not
only the abfence of al euil,but the
aboundance of al good things,
according to tha*t of fihe Apoftle:
The eyt of ntdn hath notfeene, tier the
tare hdth betrd, neitket hath it e»-
tred iat$ the httt ofrndn, to conceaue
wbAtGidbatb lajd vp for them that
hue him.
$. Confidcr the fecuritie and
crcphitie of that moft happy and
blcffcd condition. x
4. Thinfee with thy fclfe by
what Irepa and degree* the Saints
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andhoiieferuantsof God, who
aow raigne with Chrift , haue
obtained the fame; and labour to
imitate their examples.
FOVRE OTHER
Meditations to be vfed ac-
cording to each oil's
deuotion. §.7.
OfthebolyEHchdrifcorBleffed
Sacrtment.
Confider, that fo often as thou
doft communicate , thou art
made the Tabernacle of the
Bleffed Trinitie, co pa (Ted about
With millions of Angels conti-
nually (inging, Holy, Holy, Ho-
ly. Thinlce then with what An-
gelical puritie thy foule ought to
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be prepared fie for the entertain-
ment of him, who hath faid:flfe
that eatetb myjlesb, and drudettb my
bUudydivtUeib in mt y and I m bim. .
Of the Vtfim.
1. Confidcr the great loue of
God the Fachcr in giuing his one-
lie begotten Sonne for our re-
demption.
2. The exceeding Charitie,Hu-
militie , and Obedience of the
Sonne of God in the workcthcr*
of.
3. The many fold affl'&ions of
his wholelife , but efpeciallic be-
fore, and in hisPaffion, asanxie-
tieoffoule , indignities and con-
tumelies of the icwcs,thorncs,
fpittings , whipping % naiics r
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4. Theend, to redeeme vs who
were his enemies, from the wrath
of Godj Sinne , Sathan, and Hel,
and to makevs his brethren and
follow heires of eternal bliile.
*4 manner of prayer by mtanes
of the B. Virgin.
I. Confider the delight , con-
tentment, and ioy The B. Trini-
tietaketh, and from al eternitie
hath tafecn in the B. Virgin , her
rareperfecYions , & vnff eakable
vertues. And finding Almightie
God ( as I may ky ) amidft thefc
delights , by vcrtue of them fecu-
rcly demand grace , and force to
ouercomc thy enemies , the paf-
fions & imperfections that hinder
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thee in the way of vertuc.
1, Proceeding afterwards to the
confiderations of her Co great &
finguiat venues &aaions,fbrtic-
times prefentvnto the fight of
the B. Ttimtie feme of them par-
ticularly, femctimes al of them
togeather. Andforthefe in like
manner crauc that which thou
defireft.
3. Particularly to the fight of our
Sauiour Chriftthou mayftofFct
that virginal womb which did
beare him nine months, the- ft-
uerencc with the which the ten-
der Virgin after his butb adored
him; and did acknowledge Kim
trucGod& man,her Sonne, and
Creatour. ■> the pitiful eyes whef-
_ witbfhe beheld him fo .poore,
the
Deuotit Medit, 1 91
I imitate her vertues. j.dcuoiitly^
tocclebrate her feafts. 4. to haue
confident recourfe vnto her in
al necafficics. Offer thefe good
purpofes vnto her in vnion of
her Sonnes paflion, & her owne
merits , and demand the fauour
thou defireft.
JLn other manner of prayer by
meanes of the jtngels
and Saints*
I. Turue yourfelfe to Almighty
God, and prcfenc vnto him the
ioueand pvaifes wherwith he is
exalted by al the celeftial Court,
and the labours & traucls which
the Saintshauefuftainedforhirn
in earth : and demand that by
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theni he wil grant you affiftance
in your necdes 7 and that which
you device in partiaular to ob-
taine.
2. Haue recourfc to the Saints |
and Angels themfetue* , as to '
them, who doe not only defirc
your perfc&ion , but alfo that |
you may be placed in a high
roume among them. Demand
their fuccour in your combat
againft vice, and fometimes alfo
their defence at the houre of your
death.
$. Confider the many and An-
gular graces they haue receaucd
from Almighty God ; and ftirre
vp in yourhartaliuely feeling of
lpue,and ioy, that they pftfdTe Co
great guifts, as if the fame were
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your ownc. Which wil be a for-
cible meanes to obtaine your
requefh
4„ Srirrcvpinyour foule an ar-
dent deflect© be mote dtuout to
the Saints', then heretofore you
haue beene. Andin particular pur
pofe to be diligent in thefe foure
things. 1. in reading Saints Hues.
2. in imitating thek venues. $.
in celebrating deuoutly their
Fcafts. 4. in hauing confident
recourfe vnto, them in al your
ncceffitifcs.
5. What is fayd of the Saints
in general , you may applie to
your particular Patrones. A-
mongft whom be fure dayly to
haue recourfe to the B. Virgin,
£. Iofcph, and S. Anne, ( who
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obtaine for men great graces
of Almighty God ) as alfo S. Mi-
chael , your Good Angel and
other, Patrones to whom you
haue peculiar deuotion.
Dens tibift. TuteDeo.
T H E
L I T A N Y E S
OF OVR B. LADY
OF LO R ET 0.
LOrd haue mercy vpon vs.
Chrift haue mercy vpon vs.
Lord haue mercy vpon vs.
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O Chrift heare vs.
O Chrift gracioufly heare vs.
God the Father of Heauen,haue
mercy vpon vs.
God the Sonne , Redeemer of
the world* haue mercy vpon vs.
God the Holy Ghoft , haue
mercy vpon vs.
Holy Trinity one God, haue
mercy vponvs*
Holy Mary, Pray for vs.
Holy Mother of God, pray.
Holy Virgin of virgins, pray.
Mother of Chrift, pray.
Mother of diuine grace, pray.
Mod pure Mother, pray.
Moft chaft Mother, pray.
Vnde filed Mother, pray.
Vntouched Mother, pray.
Louely Mother, pray.
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Admirable Mother,
Mother of the Crcatour,
Mother of our Sauiour,
Moft prudent virgin.
Venerable Virgin,
Virgin worthy of praife,
Potent Virgin,
Clement Virgin,
Fathful Virgin,
Mirreur of Iuftice,
Seatje of wifedome,
Caufe of our ioy,.
Spiritual Vehel,
Honourable Veflelj
Noble VefTel of dcuotion,
MyfticalRofe,
Tower of Dauid,
Tower of luory,
Golden houfc,
;Arkc of Couenant,
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
ptay.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
Of our B.l.
Gate of Heauen,,
Morning. Starre,
Reahhofthefick,
Refuge of finners,
Comfoitrefle of the affli&ed,
ptay for vs.
The help of Chriftians,
Q^cnc of Angels,
Queen e of Patriarkes,
Queen e of Prophets,
Qjuccne of the Apoftles,
Quccne of Martyrs,
Qu'ccne of ConfcfTours,
Queenc of Virgins,
Qijccnc of al'Saints,
Lamb of God , who takeft
away the finnes of the world.
Spare vs , O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takeft away
th^linnes of the world , Heare
. i'99.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray,
pray,
pray,
pray,
pray,
pray,
pray,
pray,
pray,
pray.
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A^mirabte Mother,
Mother ofthc Creatour,
Mother of our Sauiour ,
Mo^pruaemvir^
Y*neral?lc Virgin,,
$ir£in worthy of praife,
* , Potent Virgin,
Clement Virgin,
- Tathful Virgto,
Wjjrour of lufticc,
*$ea$e df wMedpmc*
- Catffe of oui- ipy„
Spl^ual Vtflel,
Honourable Vi&li
Npble Veflclof dettotion, pray.
Myftical Rofe,- pray-
tower of Dauid, pray,,
Tower of Iuory, pray,
GoKcn hbufc, pray
jArkc of Couenapt, pray,
pray,
pray.
P ra y-
pwy-
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pray.
pay.
pray.
pray.
pray.
OfotitBU. ." ( ycf$
Gate of fleauen, P ra y-
jSf inning. Starre, pray .
Hwffthfofcheficfc, pray.
Rcfiige of ffaners, P ra y.
ComfoitrcflTe of the affli&ec},-,
pray for vs.
Thehelj>ofC*»riftiahs, pray.
Ql^eiie of Arigcls, .pray*
QuccnCpfPktriarkes, pWjv
QneeneofPrbphctsi pray.
C^tfctne of the Apatites, pray.
Quercnc of fyf artyrs, pray.
Qu#ne of Confeffours, pray.
Queeik of Virgins, pray.
Qtjfcne of al^Saints, pray.
, Lamb of God , who takeft
away" J the finnes of the world.
Spare vs , O Lord.
, La,mbrbfGod,wh5t.akeftaway
tfr<finnes ofthc world , Hearc
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The Limits
O Lord,
mb of God , who takcft
away the finnes of the world,
auc mercy vf on vs.
(Thrift hearevs.
hrift giatioufly hcarc vs.
Lord haue mercy vpon vs.
~\ ift hauc mercy vpon vs.
Lord hauc mercy vpon vs.
Our Father^ &c.
And lead vs not into tenta-
tion. '
i^>. But deliuer vs fron euiL
Verf. O Lord heare my prayer.
fyfr. And let my cry come vnto
thee. Let y spray.
£ befcech thee > O Lord,
poure forth thy grace into
our harts : chat we * who haue
known the Incarnation of Chrift
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thcarmes which embraced him,
the kifles fliegaue him , the milk
whefwith fhenourifhed him,the
great trauels and forrowes that in
his life , and his death flic Mai-
nedfor him; By venue of which
things thou malift vfc a fweet
violence , to oilr Sauiour , her
beloued Sonne ! , that he may
hcarethee.
4- Turnc thy felfe to the B.
Virgin, and put her in mind how
j that by thcctcrnal wifdome,and
goodnes of God, fhe was chofen
for mother of grace and mercie,
and our Aduocate ; wherfore we
haue not ( next to her B. Sonne)
more potent recourfe then vnto
her. And moreover put her in
[mind of that truth which of her is
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both known and written, thatj
neueranie hath faithfully called &
.vponier, to whome flic hath not
picrcifuliy anfwered.
^ .lay before the B; Virgin the|
Paffion of her Sonne, & befcechl
her tiiat to his greater glorief
it ipay take that efrcd in thee, for
which it was fufiaincd.
6. Laftly ftirrc vp in thy foule
an ardent defire to feme the B.
Virgin more deuoutly then here-
tofore thou halt , ajid to make
amends for thy former negli-
gence by redoubled deuotion. In
particular purpofethefe^things,
i.Highly to eiteemc of hctfor her
grace arid pctfe&ion , which is
greater then that of a) Angels,|
Saints, and created things, z. to|
of our B. I. jor
thy Sonne, the Angel declaring
it, may bebrought by hisPaffion
and CroiFe , vnto the glory of
Refurredion.
Defend we befeech thee , O
Lord , by the intcrcefsion of the
euei* Virgin Mary, this thy family
from al aduerfity : and proftrate
before thee withal our hart, pro-
ted vs benignly from the fnarc of
ourenemies. Through our Loi-4
lefus Chrift thy Sonne , which
liueth and raignethwith thee in
the vnitic of the Holie-Ghoft
one God for euer , and euer.
Amen,
Dm tibi ft. Tu te Deo,
FINIS.
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the chief e Contents.
THe Summe of the Chriftian
Cath. Faith.
fheltfleCath. CatechifmeofF. Ca-
nifius. pag. i.
Abriefe mantfer to exarain the Con-
' fcience for i general ConfeflSon;
Aftes of vcrtue. p- 1 *4i»
A motnitig cxercifc. p» i*7»
fatulafcory Prayers. P" l ?7.*
An Etiemng fexerctfe. p* 186;
Prayers for eonief.ReceaufogjMafle:
p. ipJ-
OtherfeleftCiLpraycrs. p. 144.
Matter for Meditation euery day.
pag x-»3.
Other deuout Meditations. p. 187.
Our B. Ladies Litanies! p. 196.
Dtmtibife, TuttDeo.
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